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 Wednesday, 7 July 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:18
- Sunset
- 22:03
- Next sunrise
- 06:18
A day hour lasts 1h 19m; a night hour, 41 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:18 – 07:36
- 2☽︎ Moon07:36 – 08:55
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:55 – 10:14
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:14 – 11:33
- 5♂︎ Mars11:33 – 12:52
- 6☉︎ Sun12:52 – 14:10
- 7♀︎ Venus14:10 – 15:29
- 8☿︎ Mercury15:29 – 16:48
- 9☽︎ Moon16:48 – 18:07
- 10♄︎ Saturn18:07 – 19:26
- 11♃︎ Jupiter19:26 – 20:44
- 12♂︎ Mars20:44 – 22:03
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun22:03 – 22:45
- 2♀︎ Venus22:45 – 23:26
- 3☿︎ Mercury23:26 – 00:07
- 4☽︎ Moon00:07 – 00:48
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:48 – 01:30
- 6♃︎ Jupiter01:30 – 02:11
- 7♂︎ Mars02:11 – 02:52
- 8☉︎ Sun02:52 – 03:33
- 9♀︎ Venus03:33 – 04:15
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:15 – 04:56
- 11☽︎ Moon04:56 – 05:37
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:37 – 06:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nantes?
On Wednesday, 7 July 2027, the Sun rises at 06:18 and sets at 22:03: the day lasts 15h 46m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 19m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:18, lasts 8h 15m: twelve night hours of 41 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:18 to 07:36: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.