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 Monday, 25 October 2027: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 08:38
- Sunset
- 19:01
- Next sunrise
- 08:39
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon08:38 – 09:30
- 2♄︎ Saturn09:30 – 10:22
- 3♃︎ Jupiter10:22 – 11:14
- 4♂︎ Mars11:14 – 12:06
- 5☉︎ Sun12:06 – 12:58
- 6♀︎ Venus12:58 – 13:49
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:49 – 14:41
- 8☽︎ Moon14:41 – 15:33
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:33 – 16:25
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:25 – 17:17
- 11♂︎ Mars17:17 – 18:09
- 12☉︎ Sun18:09 – 19:01
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus19:01 – 20:09
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:09 – 21:17
- 3☽︎ Moon21:17 – 22:26
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:26 – 23:34
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:34 – 00:42
- 6♂︎ Mars00:42 – 01:50
- 7☉︎ Sun01:50 – 02:58
- 8♀︎ Venus02:58 – 04:07
- 9☿︎ Mercury04:07 – 05:15
- 10☽︎ Moon05:15 – 06:23
- 11♄︎ Saturn06:23 – 07:31
- 12♃︎ Jupiter07:31 – 08:39
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nantes?
On Monday, 25 October 2027, the Sun rises at 08:38 and sets at 19:01: the day lasts 10h 23m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:39, lasts 13h 38m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 08:38 to 09:30: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.