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, 3 April 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:41
- Sunset
- 20:38
- Next sunrise
- 07:39
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:41 – 08:46
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:46 – 09:51
- 3♂︎ Mars09:51 – 10:55
- 4☉︎ Sun10:55 – 12:00
- 5♀︎ Venus12:00 – 13:05
- 6☿︎ Mercury13:05 – 14:09
- 7☽︎ Moon14:09 – 15:14
- 8♄︎ Saturn15:14 – 16:19
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:19 – 17:24
- 10♂︎ Mars17:24 – 18:28
- 11☉︎ Sun18:28 – 19:33
- 12♀︎ Venus19:33 – 20:38
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:38 – 21:33
- 2☽︎ Moon21:33 – 22:28
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:28 – 23:23
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:23 – 00:18
- 5♂︎ Mars00:18 – 01:13
- 6☉︎ Sun01:13 – 02:09
- 7♀︎ Venus02:09 – 03:04
- 8☿︎ Mercury03:04 – 03:59
- 9☽︎ Moon03:59 – 04:54
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:54 – 05:49
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:49 – 06:44
- 12♂︎ Mars06:44 – 07:39
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nantes?
On Saturday, 3 April 2027, the Sun rises at 07:41 and sets at 20:38: the day lasts 12h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:39, lasts 11h 02m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:41 to 08:46: 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.