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, 22 May 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:22
- Sunset
- 21:43
- Next sunrise
- 06:21
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:22 – 07:39
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:39 – 08:56
- 3♂︎ Mars08:56 – 10:12
- 4☉︎ Sun10:12 – 11:29
- 5♀︎ Venus11:29 – 12:46
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:46 – 14:03
- 7☽︎ Moon14:03 – 15:19
- 8♄︎ Saturn15:19 – 16:36
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:36 – 17:53
- 10♂︎ Mars17:53 – 19:10
- 11☉︎ Sun19:10 – 20:26
- 12♀︎ Venus20:26 – 21:43
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury21:43 – 22:26
- 2☽︎ Moon22:26 – 23:10
- 3♄︎ Saturn23:10 – 23:53
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:53 – 00:36
- 5♂︎ Mars00:36 – 01:19
- 6☉︎ Sun01:19 – 02:02
- 7♀︎ Venus02:02 – 02:45
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:45 – 03:29
- 9☽︎ Moon03:29 – 04:12
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:12 – 04:55
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:55 – 05:38
- 12♂︎ Mars05:38 – 06:21
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nantes?
On Saturday, 22 May 2027, the Sun rises at 06:22 and sets at 21:43: the day lasts 15h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:21, lasts 8h 38m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:22 to 07:39: 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.