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, 16 January 2028: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:22
- Sunset
- 17:07
- Next sunrise
- 08:21
A day hour lasts 44 min; a night hour, 1h 16m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:22 – 09:06
- 2♀︎ Venus09:06 – 09:49
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:49 – 10:33
- 4☽︎ Moon10:33 – 11:17
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:17 – 12:01
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:01 – 12:45
- 7♂︎ Mars12:45 – 13:28
- 8☉︎ Sun13:28 – 14:12
- 9♀︎ Venus14:12 – 14:56
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:56 – 15:40
- 11☽︎ Moon15:40 – 16:23
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:23 – 17:07
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:07 – 18:23
- 2♂︎ Mars18:23 – 19:40
- 3☉︎ Sun19:40 – 20:56
- 4♀︎ Venus20:56 – 22:12
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:12 – 23:28
- 6☽︎ Moon23:28 – 00:44
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:44 – 02:00
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:00 – 03:17
- 9♂︎ Mars03:17 – 04:33
- 10☉︎ Sun04:33 – 05:49
- 11♀︎ Venus05:49 – 07:05
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:05 – 08:21
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nancy?
On Sunday, 16 January 2028, the Sun rises at 08:22 and sets at 17:07: the day lasts 8h 45m, that is twelve day hours of 44 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:21, lasts 15h 14m: twelve night hours of 1h 16m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:22 to 09:06: 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.