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 Sunday, 2 May 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:49
- Sunset
- 21:18
- Next sunrise
- 06:47
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:49 – 08:01
- 2♀︎ Venus08:01 – 09:13
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:13 – 10:26
- 4☽︎ Moon10:26 – 11:38
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:38 – 12:51
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:51 – 14:03
- 7♂︎ Mars14:03 – 15:16
- 8☉︎ Sun15:16 – 16:28
- 9♀︎ Venus16:28 – 17:40
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:40 – 18:53
- 11☽︎ Moon18:53 – 20:05
- 12♄︎ Saturn20:05 – 21:18
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:18 – 22:05
- 2♂︎ Mars22:05 – 22:53
- 3☉︎ Sun22:53 – 23:40
- 4♀︎ Venus23:40 – 00:27
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:27 – 01:15
- 6☽︎ Moon01:15 – 02:02
- 7♄︎ Saturn02:02 – 02:50
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:50 – 03:37
- 9♂︎ Mars03:37 – 04:25
- 10☉︎ Sun04:25 – 05:12
- 11♀︎ Venus05:12 – 06:00
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:00 – 06:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nantes?
On Sunday, 2 May 2027, the Sun rises at 06:49 and sets at 21:18: the day lasts 14h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:47, lasts 9h 29m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:49 to 08:01: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.