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 Sunday, 28 December 2025: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:27
- Sunset
- 16:46
- Next sunrise
- 08:27
A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:27 – 09:09
- 2♀︎ Venus09:09 – 09:50
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:50 – 10:32
- 4☽︎ Moon10:32 – 11:13
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:13 – 11:55
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:55 – 12:36
- 7♂︎ Mars12:36 – 13:18
- 8☉︎ Sun13:18 – 14:00
- 9♀︎ Venus14:00 – 14:41
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:41 – 15:23
- 11☽︎ Moon15:23 – 16:04
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:04 – 16:46
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:46 – 18:04
- 2♂︎ Mars18:04 – 19:23
- 3☉︎ Sun19:23 – 20:41
- 4♀︎ Venus20:41 – 22:00
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:00 – 23:18
- 6☽︎ Moon23:18 – 00:37
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:37 – 01:55
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:55 – 03:13
- 9♂︎ Mars03:13 – 04:32
- 10☉︎ Sun04:32 – 05:50
- 11♀︎ Venus05:50 – 07:09
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:09 – 08:27
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nancy?
On Sunday, 28 December 2025, the Sun rises at 08:27 and sets at 16:46: the day lasts 8h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:27, lasts 15h 42m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:27 to 09:09: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.