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 Wednesday, 4 February 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:00
- Sunset
- 17:38
- Next sunrise
- 07:59
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:00 – 08:48
- 2☽︎ Moon08:48 – 09:37
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:37 – 10:25
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:25 – 11:13
- 5♂︎ Mars11:13 – 12:01
- 6☉︎ Sun12:01 – 12:49
- 7♀︎ Venus12:49 – 13:37
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:37 – 14:25
- 9☽︎ Moon14:25 – 15:13
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:13 – 16:01
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:01 – 16:50
- 12♂︎ Mars16:50 – 17:38
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:38 – 18:49
- 2♀︎ Venus18:49 – 20:01
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:01 – 21:13
- 4☽︎ Moon21:13 – 22:25
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:25 – 23:36
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:36 – 00:48
- 7♂︎ Mars00:48 – 02:00
- 8☉︎ Sun02:00 – 03:12
- 9♀︎ Venus03:12 – 04:24
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:24 – 05:35
- 11☽︎ Moon05:35 – 06:47
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:47 – 07:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nancy?
On Wednesday, 4 February 2026, the Sun rises at 08:00 and sets at 17:38: the day lasts 9h 37m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:59, lasts 14h 21m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:00 to 08:48: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.