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 Saturday, 12 December 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:18
- Sunset
- 16:39
- Next sunrise
- 08:19
A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:18 – 09:00
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:00 – 09:42
- 3♂︎ Mars09:42 – 10:23
- 4☉︎ Sun10:23 – 11:05
- 5♀︎ Venus11:05 – 11:47
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:47 – 12:28
- 7☽︎ Moon12:28 – 13:10
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:10 – 13:52
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:52 – 14:34
- 10♂︎ Mars14:34 – 15:15
- 11☉︎ Sun15:15 – 15:57
- 12♀︎ Venus15:57 – 16:39
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury16:39 – 17:57
- 2☽︎ Moon17:57 – 19:15
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:15 – 20:34
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:34 – 21:52
- 5♂︎ Mars21:52 – 23:10
- 6☉︎ Sun23:10 – 00:29
- 7♀︎ Venus00:29 – 01:47
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:47 – 03:06
- 9☽︎ Moon03:06 – 04:24
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:24 – 05:42
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:42 – 07:01
- 12♂︎ Mars07:01 – 08:19
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nancy?
On Saturday, 12 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:18 and sets at 16:39: the day lasts 8h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:19, lasts 15h 40m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:18 to 09:00: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.