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, 6 March 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:37
- Sunset
- 18:58
- Next sunrise
- 07:35
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:37 – 08:34
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:34 – 09:30
- 3♂︎ Mars09:30 – 10:27
- 4☉︎ Sun10:27 – 11:24
- 5♀︎ Venus11:24 – 12:21
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:21 – 13:17
- 7☽︎ Moon13:17 – 14:14
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:14 – 15:11
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:11 – 16:08
- 10♂︎ Mars16:08 – 17:04
- 11☉︎ Sun17:04 – 18:01
- 12♀︎ Venus18:01 – 18:58
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:58 – 20:01
- 2☽︎ Moon20:01 – 21:04
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:04 – 22:07
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:07 – 23:10
- 5♂︎ Mars23:10 – 00:13
- 6☉︎ Sun00:13 – 01:16
- 7♀︎ Venus01:16 – 02:20
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:20 – 03:23
- 9☽︎ Moon03:23 – 04:26
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:26 – 05:29
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:29 – 06:32
- 12♂︎ Mars06:32 – 07:35
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nantes?
On Saturday, 6 March 2027, the Sun rises at 07:37 and sets at 18:58: the day lasts 11h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:35, lasts 12h 37m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:37 to 08:34: 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.