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 Monday, 21 December 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 08:25
- Sunset
- 16:41
- Next sunrise
- 08:25
A day hour lasts 41 min; a night hour, 1h 19m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon08:25 – 09:06
- 2♄︎ Saturn09:06 – 09:47
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:47 – 10:29
- 4♂︎ Mars10:29 – 11:10
- 5☉︎ Sun11:10 – 11:51
- 6♀︎ Venus11:51 – 12:33
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:33 – 13:14
- 8☽︎ Moon13:14 – 13:56
- 9♄︎ Saturn13:56 – 14:37
- 10♃︎ Jupiter14:37 – 15:18
- 11♂︎ Mars15:18 – 16:00
- 12☉︎ Sun16:00 – 16:41
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus16:41 – 18:00
- 2☿︎ Mercury18:00 – 19:18
- 3☽︎ Moon19:18 – 20:37
- 4♄︎ Saturn20:37 – 21:56
- 5♃︎ Jupiter21:56 – 23:14
- 6♂︎ Mars23:14 – 00:33
- 7☉︎ Sun00:33 – 01:52
- 8♀︎ Venus01:52 – 03:10
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:10 – 04:29
- 10☽︎ Moon04:29 – 05:48
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:48 – 07:06
- 12♃︎ Jupiter07:06 – 08:25
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nancy?
On Monday, 21 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:25 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 Moon, from 08:25 to 09:06: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.