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 Tuesday, 7 July 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:40
- Sunset
- 21:39
- Next sunrise
- 05:41
A day hour lasts 1h 20m; a night hour, 40 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:40 – 07:00
- 2☉︎ Sun07:00 – 08:20
- 3♀︎ Venus08:20 – 09:40
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:40 – 11:00
- 5☽︎ Moon11:00 – 12:20
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:20 – 13:40
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:40 – 14:59
- 8♂︎ Mars14:59 – 16:19
- 9☉︎ Sun16:19 – 17:39
- 10♀︎ Venus17:39 – 18:59
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:59 – 20:19
- 12☽︎ Moon20:19 – 21:39
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn21:39 – 22:19
- 2♃︎ Jupiter22:19 – 22:59
- 3♂︎ Mars22:59 – 23:39
- 4☉︎ Sun23:39 – 00:19
- 5♀︎ Venus00:19 – 01:00
- 6☿︎ Mercury01:00 – 01:40
- 7☽︎ Moon01:40 – 02:20
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:20 – 03:00
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:00 – 03:41
- 10♂︎ Mars03:41 – 04:21
- 11☉︎ Sun04:21 – 05:01
- 12♀︎ Venus05:01 – 05:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nancy?
On Tuesday, 7 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:40 and sets at 21:39: the day lasts 15h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 20m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:41, lasts 8h 03m: twelve night hours of 40 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, 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: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.