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 Monday, 1 February 2027: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 08:32
- Sunset
- 18:07
- Next sunrise
- 08:30
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon08:32 – 09:20
- 2♄︎ Saturn09:20 – 10:08
- 3♃︎ Jupiter10:08 – 10:56
- 4♂︎ Mars10:56 – 11:44
- 5☉︎ Sun11:44 – 12:32
- 6♀︎ Venus12:32 – 13:20
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:20 – 14:07
- 8☽︎ Moon14:07 – 14:55
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:55 – 15:43
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:43 – 16:31
- 11♂︎ Mars16:31 – 17:19
- 12☉︎ Sun17:19 – 18:07
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:07 – 19:19
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:19 – 20:31
- 3☽︎ Moon20:31 – 21:43
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:43 – 22:55
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:55 – 00:07
- 6♂︎ Mars00:07 – 01:19
- 7☉︎ Sun01:19 – 02:31
- 8♀︎ Venus02:31 – 03:43
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:43 – 04:55
- 10☽︎ Moon04:55 – 06:07
- 11♄︎ Saturn06:07 – 07:18
- 12♃︎ Jupiter07:18 – 08:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nantes?
On Monday, 1 February 2027, the Sun rises at 08:32 and sets at 18:07: the day lasts 9h 36m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:30, lasts 14h 23m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 08:32 to 09:20: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.