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, 14 February 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:13
- Sunset
- 18:28
- Next sunrise
- 08:11
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:13 – 09:04
- 2♀︎ Venus09:04 – 09:55
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:55 – 10:46
- 4☽︎ Moon10:46 – 11:38
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:38 – 12:29
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:29 – 13:20
- 7♂︎ Mars13:20 – 14:11
- 8☉︎ Sun14:11 – 15:03
- 9♀︎ Venus15:03 – 15:54
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:54 – 16:45
- 11☽︎ Moon16:45 – 17:36
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:36 – 18:28
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:28 – 19:36
- 2♂︎ Mars19:36 – 20:45
- 3☉︎ Sun20:45 – 21:53
- 4♀︎ Venus21:53 – 23:02
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:02 – 00:11
- 6☽︎ Moon00:11 – 01:19
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:19 – 02:28
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:28 – 03:37
- 9♂︎ Mars03:37 – 04:45
- 10☉︎ Sun04:45 – 05:54
- 11♀︎ Venus05:54 – 07:03
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:03 – 08:11
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nantes?
On Sunday, 14 February 2027, the Sun rises at 08:13 and sets at 18:28: the day lasts 10h 15m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:11, lasts 13h 44m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:13 to 09:04: 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.