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 Wednesday, 7 April 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:34
- Sunset
- 20:43
- Next sunrise
- 07:32
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:34 – 08:39
- 2☽︎ Moon08:39 – 09:45
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:45 – 10:51
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:51 – 11:57
- 5♂︎ Mars11:57 – 13:03
- 6☉︎ Sun13:03 – 14:08
- 7♀︎ Venus14:08 – 15:14
- 8☿︎ Mercury15:14 – 16:20
- 9☽︎ Moon16:20 – 17:26
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:26 – 18:32
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:32 – 19:37
- 12♂︎ Mars19:37 – 20:43
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:43 – 21:37
- 2♀︎ Venus21:37 – 22:31
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:31 – 23:25
- 4☽︎ Moon23:25 – 00:19
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:19 – 01:13
- 6♃︎ Jupiter01:13 – 02:07
- 7♂︎ Mars02:07 – 03:01
- 8☉︎ Sun03:01 – 03:55
- 9♀︎ Venus03:55 – 04:50
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:50 – 05:44
- 11☽︎ Moon05:44 – 06:38
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:38 – 07:32
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nantes?
On Wednesday, 7 April 2027, the Sun rises at 07:34 and sets at 20:43: the day lasts 13h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:32, lasts 10h 49m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:34 to 08:39: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.