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 Sunday, 27 September 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:28
- Sunset
- 19:22
- Next sunrise
- 07:30
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:28 – 08:28
- 2♀︎ Venus08:28 – 09:27
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:27 – 10:27
- 4☽︎ Moon10:27 – 11:26
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:26 – 12:26
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:26 – 13:25
- 7♂︎ Mars13:25 – 14:25
- 8☉︎ Sun14:25 – 15:24
- 9♀︎ Venus15:24 – 16:24
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:24 – 17:23
- 11☽︎ Moon17:23 – 18:23
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:23 – 19:22
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:22 – 20:23
- 2♂︎ Mars20:23 – 21:24
- 3☉︎ Sun21:24 – 22:24
- 4♀︎ Venus22:24 – 23:25
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:25 – 00:25
- 6☽︎ Moon00:25 – 01:26
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:26 – 02:27
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:27 – 03:27
- 9♂︎ Mars03:27 – 04:28
- 10☉︎ Sun04:28 – 05:28
- 11♀︎ Venus05:28 – 06:29
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:29 – 07:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nancy?
On Sunday, 27 September 2026, the Sun rises at 07:28 and sets at 19:22: the day lasts 11h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:30, lasts 12h 07m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:28 to 08:28: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.