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, 1 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:21
- Sunset
- 17:15
- Next sunrise
- 07:23
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:21 – 08:11
- 2♀︎ Venus08:11 – 09:00
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:00 – 09:50
- 4☽︎ Moon09:50 – 10:39
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:39 – 11:29
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:29 – 12:18
- 7♂︎ Mars12:18 – 13:08
- 8☉︎ Sun13:08 – 13:57
- 9♀︎ Venus13:57 – 14:47
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:47 – 15:36
- 11☽︎ Moon15:36 – 16:25
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:25 – 17:15
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:15 – 18:26
- 2♂︎ Mars18:26 – 19:36
- 3☉︎ Sun19:36 – 20:47
- 4♀︎ Venus20:47 – 21:58
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:58 – 23:08
- 6☽︎ Moon23:08 – 00:19
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:19 – 01:29
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:29 – 02:40
- 9♂︎ Mars02:40 – 03:51
- 10☉︎ Sun03:51 – 05:01
- 11♀︎ Venus05:01 – 06:12
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:12 – 07:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nancy?
On Sunday, 1 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:21 and sets at 17:15: the day lasts 9h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:23, lasts 14h 08m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:21 to 08:11: 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.