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, 27 February 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:50
- Sunset
- 18:47
- Next sunrise
- 07:48
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:50 – 08:45
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:45 – 09:40
- 3♂︎ Mars09:40 – 10:34
- 4☉︎ Sun10:34 – 11:29
- 5♀︎ Venus11:29 – 12:24
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:24 – 13:19
- 7☽︎ Moon13:19 – 14:14
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:14 – 15:08
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:08 – 16:03
- 10♂︎ Mars16:03 – 16:58
- 11☉︎ Sun16:58 – 17:53
- 12♀︎ Venus17:53 – 18:47
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:47 – 19:52
- 2☽︎ Moon19:52 – 20:58
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:58 – 22:03
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:03 – 23:08
- 5♂︎ Mars23:08 – 00:13
- 6☉︎ Sun00:13 – 01:18
- 7♀︎ Venus01:18 – 02:23
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:23 – 03:28
- 9☽︎ Moon03:28 – 04:33
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:33 – 05:38
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:38 – 06:43
- 12♂︎ Mars06:43 – 07:48
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nantes?
On Saturday, 27 February 2027, the Sun rises at 07:50 and sets at 18:47: the day lasts 10h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:48, lasts 13h 01m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:50 to 08:45: 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.