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 Tuesday, 2 March 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:45
- Sunset
- 18:52
- Next sunrise
- 07:43
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:45 – 08:40
- 2☉︎ Sun08:40 – 09:36
- 3♀︎ Venus09:36 – 10:31
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:31 – 11:27
- 5☽︎ Moon11:27 – 12:23
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:23 – 13:18
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:18 – 14:14
- 8♂︎ Mars14:14 – 15:09
- 9☉︎ Sun15:09 – 16:05
- 10♀︎ Venus16:05 – 17:01
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:01 – 17:56
- 12☽︎ Moon17:56 – 18:52
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:52 – 19:56
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:56 – 21:00
- 3♂︎ Mars21:00 – 22:05
- 4☉︎ Sun22:05 – 23:09
- 5♀︎ Venus23:09 – 00:13
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:13 – 01:17
- 7☽︎ Moon01:17 – 02:22
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:22 – 03:26
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:26 – 04:30
- 10♂︎ Mars04:30 – 05:34
- 11☉︎ Sun05:34 – 06:38
- 12♀︎ Venus06:38 – 07:43
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nantes?
On Tuesday, 2 March 2027, the Sun rises at 07:45 and sets at 18:52: the day lasts 11h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:43, lasts 12h 51m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:45 to 08:40: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.