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 Friday, 4 September 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:56
- Sunset
- 20:11
- Next sunrise
- 06:57
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:56 – 08:02
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:02 – 09:08
- 3☽︎ Moon09:08 – 10:15
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:15 – 11:21
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:21 – 12:27
- 6♂︎ Mars12:27 – 13:33
- 7☉︎ Sun13:33 – 14:40
- 8♀︎ Venus14:40 – 15:46
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:46 – 16:52
- 10☽︎ Moon16:52 – 17:58
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:58 – 19:05
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:05 – 20:11
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:11 – 21:05
- 2☉︎ Sun21:05 – 21:59
- 3♀︎ Venus21:59 – 22:52
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:52 – 23:46
- 5☽︎ Moon23:46 – 00:40
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:40 – 01:34
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:34 – 02:28
- 8♂︎ Mars02:28 – 03:22
- 9☉︎ Sun03:22 – 04:16
- 10♀︎ Venus04:16 – 05:09
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:09 – 06:03
- 12☽︎ Moon06:03 – 06:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nancy?
On Friday, 4 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:56 and sets at 20:11: the day lasts 13h 15m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:57, lasts 10h 46m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:56 to 08:02: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.