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 Monday, 17 May 2027: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 05:52
- Sunset
- 21:12
- Next sunrise
- 05:50
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon05:52 – 07:08
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:08 – 08:25
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:25 – 09:42
- 4♂︎ Mars09:42 – 10:58
- 5☉︎ Sun10:58 – 12:15
- 6♀︎ Venus12:15 – 13:32
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:32 – 14:48
- 8☽︎ Moon14:48 – 16:05
- 9♄︎ Saturn16:05 – 17:22
- 10♃︎ Jupiter17:22 – 18:38
- 11♂︎ Mars18:38 – 19:55
- 12☉︎ Sun19:55 – 21:12
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus21:12 – 21:55
- 2☿︎ Mercury21:55 – 22:38
- 3☽︎ Moon22:38 – 23:21
- 4♄︎ Saturn23:21 – 00:05
- 5♃︎ Jupiter00:05 – 00:48
- 6♂︎ Mars00:48 – 01:31
- 7☉︎ Sun01:31 – 02:14
- 8♀︎ Venus02:14 – 02:57
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:57 – 03:41
- 10☽︎ Moon03:41 – 04:24
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:24 – 05:07
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:07 – 05:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nancy?
On Monday, 17 May 2027, the Sun rises at 05:52 and sets at 21:12: the day lasts 15h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:50, lasts 8h 39m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 05:52 to 07:08: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.