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 March 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:55
- Sunset
- 19:28
- Next sunrise
- 07:53
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:55 – 07:58
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:58 – 09:01
- 3♂︎ Mars09:01 – 10:03
- 4☉︎ Sun10:03 – 11:06
- 5♀︎ Venus11:06 – 12:09
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:09 – 13:12
- 7☽︎ Moon13:12 – 14:14
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:14 – 15:17
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:17 – 16:20
- 10♂︎ Mars16:20 – 17:22
- 11☉︎ Sun17:22 – 18:25
- 12♀︎ Venus18:25 – 19:28
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:28 – 20:25
- 2☽︎ Moon20:25 – 21:22
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:22 – 22:19
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:19 – 23:16
- 5♂︎ Mars23:16 – 00:13
- 6☉︎ Sun00:13 – 01:11
- 7♀︎ Venus01:11 – 03:08
- 8☿︎ Mercury03:08 – 04:05
- 9☽︎ Moon04:05 – 05:02
- 10♄︎ Saturn05:02 – 05:59
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:59 – 06:56
- 12♂︎ Mars06:56 – 07:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nantes?
On Saturday, 27 March 2027, the Sun rises at 06:55 and sets at 19:28: the day lasts 12h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:53, lasts 11h 26m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:55 to 07:58: 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.