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, 7 August 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:52
- Sunset
- 21:31
- Next sunrise
- 06:53
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:52 – 08:05
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:05 – 09:18
- 3♂︎ Mars09:18 – 10:31
- 4☉︎ Sun10:31 – 11:45
- 5♀︎ Venus11:45 – 12:58
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:58 – 14:11
- 7☽︎ Moon14:11 – 15:24
- 8♄︎ Saturn15:24 – 16:38
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:38 – 17:51
- 10♂︎ Mars17:51 – 19:04
- 11☉︎ Sun19:04 – 20:17
- 12♀︎ Venus20:17 – 21:31
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury21:31 – 22:17
- 2☽︎ Moon22:17 – 23:04
- 3♄︎ Saturn23:04 – 23:51
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:51 – 00:38
- 5♂︎ Mars00:38 – 01:25
- 6☉︎ Sun01:25 – 02:12
- 7♀︎ Venus02:12 – 02:59
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:59 – 03:45
- 9☽︎ Moon03:45 – 04:32
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:32 – 05:19
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:19 – 06:06
- 12♂︎ Mars06:06 – 06:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nantes?
On Saturday, 7 August 2027, the Sun rises at 06:52 and sets at 21:31: the day lasts 14h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:53, lasts 9h 22m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:52 to 08:05: 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.