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, 8 April 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:58
- Sunset
- 20:16
- Next sunrise
- 06:56
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:58 – 08:05
- 2☽︎ Moon08:05 – 09:11
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:11 – 10:18
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:18 – 11:24
- 5♂︎ Mars11:24 – 12:31
- 6☉︎ Sun12:31 – 13:37
- 7♀︎ Venus13:37 – 14:44
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:44 – 15:50
- 9☽︎ Moon15:50 – 16:56
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:56 – 18:03
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:03 – 19:09
- 12♂︎ Mars19:09 – 20:16
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:16 – 21:09
- 2♀︎ Venus21:09 – 22:03
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:03 – 22:56
- 4☽︎ Moon22:56 – 23:49
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:49 – 00:43
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:43 – 01:36
- 7♂︎ Mars01:36 – 02:30
- 8☉︎ Sun02:30 – 03:23
- 9♀︎ Venus03:23 – 04:16
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:16 – 05:10
- 11☽︎ Moon05:10 – 06:03
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:03 – 06:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nancy?
On Wednesday, 8 April 2026, the Sun rises at 06:58 and sets at 20:16: the day lasts 13h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:56, lasts 10h 41m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:58 to 08:05: 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.