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 Tuesday, 2 March 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:15
- Sunset
- 18:19
- Next sunrise
- 07:13
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:15 – 08:11
- 2☉︎ Sun08:11 – 09:06
- 3♀︎ Venus09:06 – 10:01
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:01 – 10:57
- 5☽︎ Moon10:57 – 11:52
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:52 – 12:47
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:47 – 13:43
- 8♂︎ Mars13:43 – 14:38
- 9☉︎ Sun14:38 – 15:33
- 10♀︎ Venus15:33 – 16:29
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:29 – 17:24
- 12☽︎ Moon17:24 – 18:19
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:19 – 19:24
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:24 – 20:28
- 3♂︎ Mars20:28 – 21:33
- 4☉︎ Sun21:33 – 22:37
- 5♀︎ Venus22:37 – 23:42
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:42 – 00:46
- 7☽︎ Moon00:46 – 01:51
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:51 – 02:55
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:55 – 04:00
- 10♂︎ Mars04:00 – 05:04
- 11☉︎ Sun05:04 – 06:09
- 12♀︎ Venus06:09 – 07:13
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nancy?
On Tuesday, 2 March 2027, the Sun rises at 07:15 and sets at 18:19: the day lasts 11h 04m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:13, lasts 12h 54m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:15 to 08:11: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.