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, 3 August 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:46
- Sunset
- 21:37
- Next sunrise
- 06:48
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:46 – 08:01
- 2☉︎ Sun08:01 – 09:15
- 3♀︎ Venus09:15 – 10:29
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:29 – 11:43
- 5☽︎ Moon11:43 – 12:57
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:57 – 14:12
- 7♃︎ Jupiter14:12 – 15:26
- 8♂︎ Mars15:26 – 16:40
- 9☉︎ Sun16:40 – 17:54
- 10♀︎ Venus17:54 – 19:08
- 11☿︎ Mercury19:08 – 20:22
- 12☽︎ Moon20:22 – 21:37
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn21:37 – 22:22
- 2♃︎ Jupiter22:22 – 23:08
- 3♂︎ Mars23:08 – 23:54
- 4☉︎ Sun23:54 – 00:40
- 5♀︎ Venus00:40 – 01:26
- 6☿︎ Mercury01:26 – 02:12
- 7☽︎ Moon02:12 – 02:58
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:58 – 03:44
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:44 – 04:30
- 10♂︎ Mars04:30 – 05:16
- 11☉︎ Sun05:16 – 06:02
- 12♀︎ Venus06:02 – 06:48
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nantes?
On Tuesday, 3 August 2027, the Sun rises at 06:46 and sets at 21:37: the day lasts 14h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:48, lasts 9h 11m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:46 to 08:01: 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.