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, 3 May 2027: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:47
- Sunset
- 21:19
- Next sunrise
- 06:45
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:47 – 08:00
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:00 – 09:12
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:12 – 10:25
- 4♂︎ Mars10:25 – 11:38
- 5☉︎ Sun11:38 – 12:50
- 6♀︎ Venus12:50 – 14:03
- 7☿︎ Mercury14:03 – 15:16
- 8☽︎ Moon15:16 – 16:28
- 9♄︎ Saturn16:28 – 17:41
- 10♃︎ Jupiter17:41 – 18:54
- 11♂︎ Mars18:54 – 20:06
- 12☉︎ Sun20:06 – 21:19
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus21:19 – 22:06
- 2☿︎ Mercury22:06 – 22:53
- 3☽︎ Moon22:53 – 23:41
- 4♄︎ Saturn23:41 – 00:28
- 5♃︎ Jupiter00:28 – 01:15
- 6♂︎ Mars01:15 – 02:02
- 7☉︎ Sun02:02 – 02:49
- 8♀︎ Venus02:49 – 03:37
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:37 – 04:24
- 10☽︎ Moon04:24 – 05:11
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:11 – 05:58
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:58 – 06:45
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nantes?
On Monday, 3 May 2027, the Sun rises at 06:47 and sets at 21:19: the day lasts 14h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:45, lasts 9h 26m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:47 to 08:00: 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.