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, 6 November 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:29
- Sunset
- 17:07
- Next sunrise
- 07:31
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:29 – 08:17
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:17 – 09:05
- 3☽︎ Moon09:05 – 09:54
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:54 – 10:42
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:42 – 11:30
- 6♂︎ Mars11:30 – 12:18
- 7☉︎ Sun12:18 – 13:06
- 8♀︎ Venus13:06 – 13:54
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:54 – 14:43
- 10☽︎ Moon14:43 – 15:31
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:31 – 16:19
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:19 – 17:07
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:07 – 18:19
- 2☉︎ Sun18:19 – 19:31
- 3♀︎ Venus19:31 – 20:43
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:43 – 21:55
- 5☽︎ Moon21:55 – 23:07
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:07 – 00:19
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:19 – 01:31
- 8♂︎ Mars01:31 – 02:43
- 9☉︎ Sun02:43 – 03:55
- 10♀︎ Venus03:55 – 05:07
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:07 – 06:19
- 12☽︎ Moon06:19 – 07:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nancy?
On Friday, 6 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:29 and sets at 17:07: the day lasts 9h 38m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:31, lasts 14h 23m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:29 to 08:17: 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.