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, 6 April 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:36
- Sunset
- 20:42
- Next sunrise
- 07:34
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:36 – 08:41
- 2☉︎ Sun08:41 – 09:47
- 3♀︎ Venus09:47 – 10:52
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:52 – 11:58
- 5☽︎ Moon11:58 – 13:03
- 6♄︎ Saturn13:03 – 14:09
- 7♃︎ Jupiter14:09 – 15:14
- 8♂︎ Mars15:14 – 16:20
- 9☉︎ Sun16:20 – 17:25
- 10♀︎ Venus17:25 – 18:31
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:31 – 19:36
- 12☽︎ Moon19:36 – 20:42
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:42 – 21:36
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:36 – 22:30
- 3♂︎ Mars22:30 – 23:25
- 4☉︎ Sun23:25 – 00:19
- 5♀︎ Venus00:19 – 01:13
- 6☿︎ Mercury01:13 – 02:08
- 7☽︎ Moon02:08 – 03:02
- 8♄︎ Saturn03:02 – 03:56
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:56 – 04:51
- 10♂︎ Mars04:51 – 05:45
- 11☉︎ Sun05:45 – 06:39
- 12♀︎ Venus06:39 – 07:34
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nantes?
On Tuesday, 6 April 2027, the Sun rises at 07:36 and sets at 20:42: the day lasts 13h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:34, lasts 10h 52m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:36 to 08:41: 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.