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, 9 January 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:26
- Sunset
- 16:58
- Next sunrise
- 08:25
A day hour lasts 43 min; a night hour, 1h 17m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:26 – 09:08
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:08 – 09:51
- 3♂︎ Mars09:51 – 10:34
- 4☉︎ Sun10:34 – 11:17
- 5♀︎ Venus11:17 – 11:59
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:59 – 12:42
- 7☽︎ Moon12:42 – 13:25
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:25 – 14:07
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:07 – 14:50
- 10♂︎ Mars14:50 – 15:33
- 11☉︎ Sun15:33 – 16:15
- 12♀︎ Venus16:15 – 16:58
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury16:58 – 18:15
- 2☽︎ Moon18:15 – 19:33
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:33 – 20:50
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:50 – 22:07
- 5♂︎ Mars22:07 – 23:24
- 6☉︎ Sun23:24 – 00:42
- 7♀︎ Venus00:42 – 01:59
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:59 – 03:16
- 9☽︎ Moon03:16 – 04:34
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:34 – 05:51
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:51 – 07:08
- 12♂︎ Mars07:08 – 08:25
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nancy?
On Saturday, 9 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:26 and sets at 16:58: the day lasts 8h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 43 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:25, lasts 15h 27m: twelve night hours of 1h 17m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:26 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.