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 Saturday, 8 May 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:40
- Sunset
- 21:26
- Next sunrise
- 06:38
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:40 – 07:53
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:53 – 09:07
- 3♂︎ Mars09:07 – 10:21
- 4☉︎ Sun10:21 – 11:35
- 5♀︎ Venus11:35 – 12:49
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:49 – 14:03
- 7☽︎ Moon14:03 – 15:17
- 8♄︎ Saturn15:17 – 16:30
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:30 – 17:44
- 10♂︎ Mars17:44 – 18:58
- 11☉︎ Sun18:58 – 20:12
- 12♀︎ Venus20:12 – 21:26
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury21:26 – 22:12
- 2☽︎ Moon22:12 – 22:58
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:58 – 23:44
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:44 – 00:30
- 5♂︎ Mars00:30 – 01:16
- 6☉︎ Sun01:16 – 02:02
- 7♀︎ Venus02:02 – 02:48
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:48 – 03:34
- 9☽︎ Moon03:34 – 04:20
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:20 – 05:06
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:06 – 05:52
- 12♂︎ Mars05:52 – 06:38
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nantes?
On Saturday, 8 May 2027, the Sun rises at 06:40 and sets at 21:26: the day lasts 14h 46m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:38, lasts 9h 12m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:40 to 07:53: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.