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, 26 December 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:27
- Sunset
- 16:44
- Next sunrise
- 08:27
A day hour lasts 41 min; a night hour, 1h 19m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:27 – 09:08
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:08 – 09:50
- 3♂︎ Mars09:50 – 10:31
- 4☉︎ Sun10:31 – 11:12
- 5♀︎ Venus11:12 – 11:54
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:54 – 12:35
- 7☽︎ Moon12:35 – 13:17
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:17 – 13:58
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:58 – 14:40
- 10♂︎ Mars14:40 – 15:21
- 11☉︎ Sun15:21 – 16:03
- 12♀︎ Venus16:03 – 16:44
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury16:44 – 18:03
- 2☽︎ Moon18:03 – 19:21
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:21 – 20:40
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:40 – 21:58
- 5♂︎ Mars21:58 – 23:17
- 6☉︎ Sun23:17 – 00:35
- 7♀︎ Venus00:35 – 01:54
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:54 – 03:13
- 9☽︎ Moon03:13 – 04:31
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:31 – 05:50
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:50 – 07:08
- 12♂︎ Mars07:08 – 08:27
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nancy?
On Saturday, 26 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:27 and sets at 16:44: the day lasts 8h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 41 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:27, lasts 15h 43m: twelve night hours of 1h 19m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:27 to 09:08: 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.