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 Saturday, 30 January 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:34
- Sunset
- 18:04
- Next sunrise
- 08:33
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:34 – 09:22
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:22 – 10:09
- 3♂︎ Mars10:09 – 10:57
- 4☉︎ Sun10:57 – 11:44
- 5♀︎ Venus11:44 – 12:32
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:32 – 13:19
- 7☽︎ Moon13:19 – 14:07
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:07 – 14:54
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:54 – 15:42
- 10♂︎ Mars15:42 – 16:29
- 11☉︎ Sun16:29 – 17:17
- 12♀︎ Venus17:17 – 18:04
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:04 – 19:17
- 2☽︎ Moon19:17 – 20:29
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:29 – 21:41
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:41 – 22:54
- 5♂︎ Mars22:54 – 00:06
- 6☉︎ Sun00:06 – 01:19
- 7♀︎ Venus01:19 – 02:31
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:31 – 03:43
- 9☽︎ Moon03:43 – 04:56
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:56 – 06:08
- 11♃︎ Jupiter06:08 – 07:20
- 12♂︎ Mars07:20 – 08:33
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nantes?
On Saturday, 30 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:34 and sets at 18:04: the day lasts 9h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:33, lasts 14h 29m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:34 to 09:22: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.