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, 3 January 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:27
- Sunset
- 16:51
- Next sunrise
- 08:27
A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:27 – 09:09
- 2♀︎ Venus09:09 – 09:51
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:51 – 10:33
- 4☽︎ Moon10:33 – 11:15
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:15 – 11:57
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:57 – 12:39
- 7♂︎ Mars12:39 – 13:21
- 8☉︎ Sun13:21 – 14:03
- 9♀︎ Venus14:03 – 14:45
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:45 – 15:27
- 11☽︎ Moon15:27 – 16:09
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:09 – 16:51
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:51 – 18:09
- 2♂︎ Mars18:09 – 19:27
- 3☉︎ Sun19:27 – 20:45
- 4♀︎ Venus20:45 – 22:03
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:03 – 23:21
- 6☽︎ Moon23:21 – 00:39
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:39 – 01:57
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:57 – 03:15
- 9♂︎ Mars03:15 – 04:33
- 10☉︎ Sun04:33 – 05:51
- 11♀︎ Venus05:51 – 07:09
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:09 – 08:27
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nancy?
On Sunday, 3 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:27 and sets at 16:51: the day lasts 8h 24m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:27, lasts 15h 36m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, 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: 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.