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, 6 June 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:34
- Sunset
- 21:34
- Next sunrise
- 05:33
A day hour lasts 1h 20m; a night hour, 40 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:34 – 06:54
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:54 – 08:14
- 3♂︎ Mars08:14 – 09:34
- 4☉︎ Sun09:34 – 10:54
- 5♀︎ Venus10:54 – 12:14
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:14 – 13:34
- 7☽︎ Moon13:34 – 14:54
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:54 – 16:14
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:14 – 17:34
- 10♂︎ Mars17:34 – 18:54
- 11☉︎ Sun18:54 – 20:14
- 12♀︎ Venus20:14 – 21:34
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury21:34 – 22:14
- 2☽︎ Moon22:14 – 22:54
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:54 – 23:34
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:34 – 00:14
- 5♂︎ Mars00:14 – 00:53
- 6☉︎ Sun00:53 – 01:33
- 7♀︎ Venus01:33 – 02:13
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:13 – 02:53
- 9☽︎ Moon02:53 – 03:33
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:33 – 04:13
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:13 – 04:53
- 12♂︎ Mars04:53 – 05:33
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nancy?
On Saturday, 6 June 2026, the Sun rises at 05:34 and sets at 21:34: the day lasts 16h 00m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 20m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:33, lasts 8h 00m: twelve night hours of 40 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:34 to 06:54: 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.