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, 8 June 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:10
- Sunset
- 21:59
- Next sunrise
- 06:10
A day hour lasts 1h 19m; a night hour, 41 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:10 – 07:30
- 2☉︎ Sun07:30 – 08:49
- 3♀︎ Venus08:49 – 10:08
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:08 – 11:27
- 5☽︎ Moon11:27 – 12:46
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:46 – 14:05
- 7♃︎ Jupiter14:05 – 15:24
- 8♂︎ Mars15:24 – 16:43
- 9☉︎ Sun16:43 – 18:02
- 10♀︎ Venus18:02 – 19:21
- 11☿︎ Mercury19:21 – 20:40
- 12☽︎ Moon20:40 – 21:59
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn21:59 – 22:40
- 2♃︎ Jupiter22:40 – 23:21
- 3♂︎ Mars23:21 – 00:02
- 4☉︎ Sun00:02 – 00:43
- 5♀︎ Venus00:43 – 01:24
- 6☿︎ Mercury01:24 – 02:05
- 7☽︎ Moon02:05 – 02:46
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:46 – 03:27
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:27 – 04:07
- 10♂︎ Mars04:07 – 04:48
- 11☉︎ Sun04:48 – 05:29
- 12♀︎ Venus05:29 – 06:10
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nantes?
On Tuesday, 8 June 2027, the Sun rises at 06:10 and sets at 21:59: the day lasts 15h 49m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 19m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:10, lasts 8h 11m: twelve night hours of 41 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:10 to 07:30: 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.