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, 1 January 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:27
- Sunset
- 16:49
- Next sunrise
- 08:27
A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:27 – 09:09
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:09 – 09:51
- 3☽︎ Moon09:51 – 10:33
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:33 – 11:15
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:15 – 11:57
- 6♂︎ Mars11:57 – 12:38
- 7☉︎ Sun12:38 – 13:20
- 8♀︎ Venus13:20 – 14:02
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:02 – 14:44
- 10☽︎ Moon14:44 – 15:26
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:26 – 16:07
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:07 – 16:49
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars16:49 – 18:07
- 2☉︎ Sun18:07 – 19:26
- 3♀︎ Venus19:26 – 20:44
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:44 – 22:02
- 5☽︎ Moon22:02 – 23:20
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:20 – 00:38
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:38 – 01:56
- 8♂︎ Mars01:56 – 03:15
- 9☉︎ Sun03:15 – 04:33
- 10♀︎ Venus04:33 – 05:51
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:51 – 07:09
- 12☽︎ Moon07:09 – 08:27
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nancy?
On Friday, 1 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:27 and sets at 16:49: the day lasts 8h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:27, lasts 15h 38m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:27 to 09:09: 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.