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, 20 December 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:24
- Sunset
- 16:41
- Next sunrise
- 08:25
A day hour lasts 41 min; a night hour, 1h 19m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:24 – 09:05
- 2♀︎ Venus09:05 – 09:47
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:47 – 10:28
- 4☽︎ Moon10:28 – 11:10
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:10 – 11:51
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:51 – 12:32
- 7♂︎ Mars12:32 – 13:14
- 8☉︎ Sun13:14 – 13:55
- 9♀︎ Venus13:55 – 14:36
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:36 – 15:18
- 11☽︎ Moon15:18 – 15:59
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:59 – 16:41
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:41 – 17:59
- 2♂︎ Mars17:59 – 19:18
- 3☉︎ Sun19:18 – 20:37
- 4♀︎ Venus20:37 – 21:55
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:55 – 23:14
- 6☽︎ Moon23:14 – 00:33
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:33 – 01:51
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:51 – 03:10
- 9♂︎ Mars03:10 – 04:29
- 10☉︎ Sun04:29 – 05:47
- 11♀︎ Venus05:47 – 07:06
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:06 – 08:25
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nancy?
On Sunday, 20 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:24 and sets at 16:41: the day lasts 8h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 41 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:25, lasts 15h 44m: twelve night hours of 1h 19m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:24 to 09:05: 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.