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, 6 July 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 05:40
- Sunset
- 21:39
- Next sunrise
- 05:40
A day hour lasts 1h 20m; a night hour, 40 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon05:40 – 07:00
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:00 – 08:20
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:20 – 09:40
- 4♂︎ Mars09:40 – 10:59
- 5☉︎ Sun10:59 – 12:19
- 6♀︎ Venus12:19 – 13:39
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:39 – 14:59
- 8☽︎ Moon14:59 – 16:19
- 9♄︎ Saturn16:19 – 17:39
- 10♃︎ Jupiter17:39 – 18:59
- 11♂︎ Mars18:59 – 20:19
- 12☉︎ Sun20:19 – 21:39
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus21:39 – 22:19
- 2☿︎ Mercury22:19 – 22:59
- 3☽︎ Moon22:59 – 23:39
- 4♄︎ Saturn23:39 – 00:20
- 5♃︎ Jupiter00:20 – 01:00
- 6♂︎ Mars01:00 – 01:40
- 7☉︎ Sun01:40 – 02:20
- 8♀︎ Venus02:20 – 03:00
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:00 – 03:40
- 10☽︎ Moon03:40 – 04:20
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:20 – 05:00
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:00 – 05:40
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nancy?
On Monday, 6 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:40 and sets at 21:39: the day lasts 15h 59m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 20m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:40, lasts 8h 01m: twelve night hours of 40 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 05:40 to 07:00: 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.