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 Monday, 12 April 2027: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 07:24
- Sunset
- 20:50
- Next sunrise
- 07:22
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon07:24 – 08:31
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:31 – 09:38
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:38 – 10:45
- 4♂︎ Mars10:45 – 11:53
- 5☉︎ Sun11:53 – 13:00
- 6♀︎ Venus13:00 – 14:07
- 7☿︎ Mercury14:07 – 15:14
- 8☽︎ Moon15:14 – 16:21
- 9♄︎ Saturn16:21 – 17:29
- 10♃︎ Jupiter17:29 – 18:36
- 11♂︎ Mars18:36 – 19:43
- 12☉︎ Sun19:43 – 20:50
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus20:50 – 21:43
- 2☿︎ Mercury21:43 – 22:35
- 3☽︎ Moon22:35 – 23:28
- 4♄︎ Saturn23:28 – 00:21
- 5♃︎ Jupiter00:21 – 01:13
- 6♂︎ Mars01:13 – 02:06
- 7☉︎ Sun02:06 – 02:59
- 8♀︎ Venus02:59 – 03:51
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:51 – 04:44
- 10☽︎ Moon04:44 – 05:37
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:37 – 06:29
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:29 – 07:22
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nantes?
On Monday, 12 April 2027, the Sun rises at 07:24 and sets at 20:50: the day lasts 13h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:22, lasts 10h 32m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 07:24 to 08:31: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.