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 December 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:10
- Sunset
- 16:40
- Next sunrise
- 08:11
A day hour lasts 43 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:10 – 08:52
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:52 – 09:35
- 3☽︎ Moon09:35 – 10:17
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:17 – 11:00
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:00 – 11:42
- 6♂︎ Mars11:42 – 12:25
- 7☉︎ Sun12:25 – 13:07
- 8♀︎ Venus13:07 – 13:50
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:50 – 14:32
- 10☽︎ Moon14:32 – 15:15
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:15 – 15:57
- 12♃︎ Jupiter15:57 – 16:40
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars16:40 – 17:58
- 2☉︎ Sun17:58 – 19:15
- 3♀︎ Venus19:15 – 20:33
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:33 – 21:50
- 5☽︎ Moon21:50 – 23:08
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:08 – 00:25
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:25 – 01:43
- 8♂︎ Mars01:43 – 03:01
- 9☉︎ Sun03:01 – 04:18
- 10♀︎ Venus04:18 – 05:36
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:36 – 06:53
- 12☽︎ Moon06:53 – 08:11
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nancy?
On Friday, 4 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:10 and sets at 16:40: the day lasts 8h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 43 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:11, lasts 15h 31m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:10 to 08:52: 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.