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, 1 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:49
- Sunset
- 17:49
- Next sunrise
- 07:50
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:49 – 08:39
- 2♀︎ Venus08:39 – 09:29
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:29 – 10:19
- 4☽︎ Moon10:19 – 11:09
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:09 – 11:59
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:59 – 12:49
- 7♂︎ Mars12:49 – 13:39
- 8☉︎ Sun13:39 – 14:29
- 9♀︎ Venus14:29 – 15:19
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:19 – 16:09
- 11☽︎ Moon16:09 – 16:59
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:59 – 17:49
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:49 – 18:59
- 2♂︎ Mars18:59 – 20:09
- 3☉︎ Sun20:09 – 21:19
- 4♀︎ Venus21:19 – 22:30
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:30 – 23:40
- 6☽︎ Moon23:40 – 00:50
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:50 – 02:00
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:00 – 03:10
- 9♂︎ Mars03:10 – 04:20
- 10☉︎ Sun04:20 – 05:30
- 11♀︎ Venus05:30 – 06:40
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:40 – 07:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nantes?
On Sunday, 1 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:49 and sets at 17:49: the day lasts 10h 01m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:50, lasts 14h 01m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:49 to 08:39: 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.