Planetary hours
in Nantes.
The day, from sunrise to sunset, is cut into twelve equal hours; so is the night, from sunset to the next sunrise. Each hour carries a planet, in the Chaldean order. A planetary hour therefore lasts 60 minutes only at the equinoxes: it all depends on the date and the city. Here are the exact hours for your city; what you do with them is up to you.
Planetary day of Sunday, 11 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:18
- Sunset
- 19:26
- Next sunrise
- 08:20
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:18 – 09:14
- 2♀︎ Venus09:14 – 10:09
- 3☿︎ Mercury10:09 – 11:05
- 4☽︎ Moon11:05 – 12:01
- 5♄︎ Saturn12:01 – 12:56
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:56 – 13:52
- 7♂︎ Mars13:52 – 14:48
- 8☉︎ Sun14:48 – 15:43
- 9♀︎ Venus15:43 – 16:39
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:39 – 17:35
- 11☽︎ Moon17:35 – 18:30
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:30 – 19:26
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:26 – 20:30
- 2♂︎ Mars20:30 – 21:35
- 3☉︎ Sun21:35 – 22:39
- 4♀︎ Venus22:39 – 23:44
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:44 – 00:48
- 6☽︎ Moon00:48 – 01:53
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:53 – 02:57
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:57 – 04:02
- 9♂︎ Mars04:02 – 05:06
- 10☉︎ Sun05:06 – 06:11
- 11♀︎ Venus06:11 – 07:15
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:15 – 08:20
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nantes?
On Sunday, 11 October 2026, the Sun rises at 08:18 and sets at 19:26: the day lasts 11h 08m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:20, lasts 12h 54m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:18 to 09:14: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun again.
Today’s sky, on YOUR chart
Planetary hours are the same for everyone in a city. Your chart is yours alone: every morning AstroXP crosses the real sky with your birth, to the minute, and tells you what time it plays out for you.
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Calendars
Sunrise and sunset calculated for the city (the Sun’s centre 0°50′ below the horizon: refraction and semi-diameter), local time of the city’s time zone. Checked against astronomy-engine, the app’s engine.