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, 5 March 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:09
- Sunset
- 18:24
- Next sunrise
- 07:07
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:09 – 08:06
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:06 – 09:02
- 3☽︎ Moon09:02 – 09:58
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:58 – 10:54
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:54 – 11:50
- 6♂︎ Mars11:50 – 12:47
- 7☉︎ Sun12:47 – 13:43
- 8♀︎ Venus13:43 – 14:39
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:39 – 15:35
- 10☽︎ Moon15:35 – 16:32
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:32 – 17:28
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:28 – 18:24
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:24 – 19:28
- 2☉︎ Sun19:28 – 20:31
- 3♀︎ Venus20:31 – 21:35
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:35 – 22:39
- 5☽︎ Moon22:39 – 23:42
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:42 – 00:46
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:46 – 01:49
- 8♂︎ Mars01:49 – 02:53
- 9☉︎ Sun02:53 – 03:57
- 10♀︎ Venus03:57 – 05:00
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:00 – 06:04
- 12☽︎ Moon06:04 – 07:07
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nancy?
On Friday, 5 March 2027, the Sun rises at 07:09 and sets at 18:24: the day lasts 11h 15m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:07, lasts 12h 43m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:09 to 08:06: 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.