Planetary hours
in Nîmes.
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, 8 January 2025: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:16
- Sunset
- 17:22
- Next sunrise
- 08:15
A day hour lasts 46 min; a night hour, 1h 14m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:16 – 09:01
- 2☽︎ Moon09:01 – 09:47
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:47 – 10:32
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:32 – 11:18
- 5♂︎ Mars11:18 – 12:03
- 6☉︎ Sun12:03 – 12:49
- 7♀︎ Venus12:49 – 13:35
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:35 – 14:20
- 9☽︎ Moon14:20 – 15:06
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:06 – 15:51
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:51 – 16:37
- 12♂︎ Mars16:37 – 17:22
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:22 – 18:37
- 2♀︎ Venus18:37 – 19:51
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:51 – 21:06
- 4☽︎ Moon21:06 – 22:20
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:20 – 23:34
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:34 – 00:49
- 7♂︎ Mars00:49 – 02:03
- 8☉︎ Sun02:03 – 03:18
- 9♀︎ Venus03:18 – 04:32
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:32 – 05:47
- 11☽︎ Moon05:47 – 07:01
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:01 – 08:15
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nîmes?
On Wednesday, 8 January 2025, the Sun rises at 08:16 and sets at 17:22: the day lasts 9h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 46 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:15, lasts 14h 53m: twelve night hours of 1h 14m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:16 to 09:01: 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.