Planetary hours
in Nancy.
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, 21 December 2024: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:25
- Sunset
- 16:41
- Next sunrise
- 08:25
A day hour lasts 41 min; a night hour, 1h 19m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:25 – 09:06
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:06 – 09:48
- 3♂︎ Mars09:48 – 10:29
- 4☉︎ Sun10:29 – 11:10
- 5♀︎ Venus11:10 – 11:52
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:52 – 12:33
- 7☽︎ Moon12:33 – 13:14
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:14 – 13:56
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:56 – 14:37
- 10♂︎ Mars14:37 – 15:19
- 11☉︎ Sun15:19 – 16:00
- 12♀︎ Venus16:00 – 16:41
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury16:41 – 18:00
- 2☽︎ Moon18:00 – 19:19
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:19 – 20:37
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:37 – 21:56
- 5♂︎ Mars21:56 – 23:15
- 6☉︎ Sun23:15 – 00:33
- 7♀︎ Venus00:33 – 01:52
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:52 – 03:11
- 9☽︎ Moon03:11 – 04:29
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:29 – 05:48
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:48 – 07:07
- 12♂︎ Mars07:07 – 08:25
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nancy?
On Saturday, 21 December 2024, the Sun rises at 08:25 and sets at 16:41: the day lasts 8h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 41 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:25, lasts 15h 44m: twelve night hours of 1h 19m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:25 to 09:06: 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.