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 Wednesday, 29 December 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:27
- Sunset
- 16:46
- Next sunrise
- 08:27
A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:27 – 09:09
- 2☽︎ Moon09:09 – 09:50
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:50 – 10:32
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:32 – 11:14
- 5♂︎ Mars11:14 – 11:55
- 6☉︎ Sun11:55 – 12:37
- 7♀︎ Venus12:37 – 13:18
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:18 – 14:00
- 9☽︎ Moon14:00 – 14:41
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:41 – 15:23
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:23 – 16:05
- 12♂︎ Mars16:05 – 16:46
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:46 – 18:05
- 2♀︎ Venus18:05 – 19:23
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:23 – 20:41
- 4☽︎ Moon20:41 – 22:00
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:00 – 23:18
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:18 – 00:37
- 7♂︎ Mars00:37 – 01:55
- 8☉︎ Sun01:55 – 03:14
- 9♀︎ Venus03:14 – 04:32
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:32 – 05:51
- 11☽︎ Moon05:51 – 07:09
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:09 – 08:27
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nancy?
On Wednesday, 29 December 2027, the Sun rises at 08:27 and sets at 16:46: the day lasts 8h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:27, lasts 15h 41m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:27 to 09:09: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.