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, 18 December 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:23
- Sunset
- 16:40
- Next sunrise
- 08:23
A day hour lasts 41 min; a night hour, 1h 19m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:23 – 09:04
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:04 – 09:46
- 3☽︎ Moon09:46 – 10:27
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:27 – 11:08
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:08 – 11:50
- 6♂︎ Mars11:50 – 12:31
- 7☉︎ Sun12:31 – 13:13
- 8♀︎ Venus13:13 – 13:54
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:54 – 14:36
- 10☽︎ Moon14:36 – 15:17
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:17 – 15:58
- 12♃︎ Jupiter15:58 – 16:40
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars16:40 – 17:58
- 2☉︎ Sun17:58 – 19:17
- 3♀︎ Venus19:17 – 20:36
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:36 – 21:54
- 5☽︎ Moon21:54 – 23:13
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:13 – 00:32
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:32 – 01:50
- 8♂︎ Mars01:50 – 03:09
- 9☉︎ Sun03:09 – 04:28
- 10♀︎ Venus04:28 – 05:46
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:46 – 07:05
- 12☽︎ Moon07:05 – 08:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nancy?
On Friday, 18 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:23 and sets at 16:40: the day lasts 8h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 41 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:23, lasts 15h 44m: twelve night hours of 1h 19m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:23 to 09:04: 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.