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, 5 December 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:11
- Sunset
- 16:40
- Next sunrise
- 08:12
A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:11 – 08:53
- 2♀︎ Venus08:53 – 09:35
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:35 – 10:18
- 4☽︎ Moon10:18 – 11:00
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:00 – 11:43
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:43 – 12:25
- 7♂︎ Mars12:25 – 13:08
- 8☉︎ Sun13:08 – 13:50
- 9♀︎ Venus13:50 – 14:32
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:32 – 15:15
- 11☽︎ Moon15:15 – 15:57
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:57 – 16:40
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:40 – 17:57
- 2♂︎ Mars17:57 – 19:15
- 3☉︎ Sun19:15 – 20:33
- 4♀︎ Venus20:33 – 21:50
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:50 – 23:08
- 6☽︎ Moon23:08 – 00:26
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:26 – 01:43
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:43 – 03:01
- 9♂︎ Mars03:01 – 04:19
- 10☉︎ Sun04:19 – 05:36
- 11♀︎ Venus05:36 – 06:54
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:54 – 08:12
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nancy?
On Sunday, 5 December 2027, the Sun rises at 08:11 and sets at 16:40: the day lasts 8h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:12, lasts 15h 32m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:11 to 08:53: 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.