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, 4 May 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:45
- Sunset
- 21:20
- Next sunrise
- 06:44
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:45 – 07:58
- 2☉︎ Sun07:58 – 09:11
- 3♀︎ Venus09:11 – 10:24
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:24 – 11:37
- 5☽︎ Moon11:37 – 12:50
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:50 – 14:03
- 7♃︎ Jupiter14:03 – 15:16
- 8♂︎ Mars15:16 – 16:29
- 9☉︎ Sun16:29 – 17:42
- 10♀︎ Venus17:42 – 18:55
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:55 – 20:08
- 12☽︎ Moon20:08 – 21:20
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn21:20 – 22:07
- 2♃︎ Jupiter22:07 – 22:54
- 3♂︎ Mars22:54 – 23:41
- 4☉︎ Sun23:41 – 00:28
- 5♀︎ Venus00:28 – 01:15
- 6☿︎ Mercury01:15 – 02:02
- 7☽︎ Moon02:02 – 02:49
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:49 – 03:36
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:36 – 04:23
- 10♂︎ Mars04:23 – 05:10
- 11☉︎ Sun05:10 – 05:57
- 12♀︎ Venus05:57 – 06:44
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nantes?
On Tuesday, 4 May 2027, the Sun rises at 06:45 and sets at 21:20: the day lasts 14h 35m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:44, lasts 9h 24m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:45 to 07:58: 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.