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 Monday, 29 December 2025: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 08:27
- Sunset
- 16:47
- Next sunrise
- 08:27
A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon08:27 – 09:09
- 2♄︎ Saturn09:09 – 09:51
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:51 – 10:32
- 4♂︎ Mars10:32 – 11:14
- 5☉︎ Sun11:14 – 11:55
- 6♀︎ Venus11:55 – 12:37
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:37 – 13:19
- 8☽︎ Moon13:19 – 14:00
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:00 – 14:42
- 10♃︎ Jupiter14:42 – 15:23
- 11♂︎ Mars15:23 – 16:05
- 12☉︎ Sun16:05 – 16:47
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus16:47 – 18:05
- 2☿︎ Mercury18:05 – 19:23
- 3☽︎ Moon19:23 – 20:42
- 4♄︎ Saturn20:42 – 22:00
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:00 – 23:19
- 6♂︎ Mars23:19 – 00:37
- 7☉︎ Sun00:37 – 01:55
- 8♀︎ Venus01:55 – 03:14
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:14 – 04:32
- 10☽︎ Moon04:32 – 05:51
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:51 – 07:09
- 12♃︎ Jupiter07:09 – 08:27
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nancy?
On Monday, 29 December 2025, the Sun rises at 08:27 and sets at 16:47: the day lasts 8h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:27, lasts 15h 41m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, 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: 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.