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 Friday, 26 February 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:52
- Sunset
- 18:46
- Next sunrise
- 07:50
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:52 – 08:47
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:47 – 09:41
- 3☽︎ Moon09:41 – 10:35
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:35 – 11:30
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:30 – 12:24
- 6♂︎ Mars12:24 – 13:19
- 7☉︎ Sun13:19 – 14:13
- 8♀︎ Venus14:13 – 15:08
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:08 – 16:02
- 10☽︎ Moon16:02 – 16:57
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:57 – 17:51
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:51 – 18:46
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:46 – 19:51
- 2☉︎ Sun19:51 – 20:57
- 3♀︎ Venus20:57 – 22:02
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:02 – 23:07
- 5☽︎ Moon23:07 – 00:13
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:13 – 01:18
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:18 – 02:23
- 8♂︎ Mars02:23 – 03:29
- 9☉︎ Sun03:29 – 04:34
- 10♀︎ Venus04:34 – 05:39
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:39 – 06:45
- 12☽︎ Moon06:45 – 07:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nantes?
On Friday, 26 February 2027, the Sun rises at 07:52 and sets at 18:46: the day lasts 10h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:50, lasts 13h 04m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:52 to 08:47: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.