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 Monday, 26 May 2025: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:06
- Sunset
- 21:12
- Next sunrise
- 06:06
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:06 – 07:22
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:22 – 08:37
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:37 – 09:53
- 4♂︎ Mars09:53 – 11:08
- 5☉︎ Sun11:08 – 12:24
- 6♀︎ Venus12:24 – 13:39
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:39 – 14:55
- 8☽︎ Moon14:55 – 16:10
- 9♄︎ Saturn16:10 – 17:26
- 10♃︎ Jupiter17:26 – 18:41
- 11♂︎ Mars18:41 – 19:57
- 12☉︎ Sun19:57 – 21:12
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus21:12 – 21:57
- 2☿︎ Mercury21:57 – 22:41
- 3☽︎ Moon22:41 – 23:26
- 4♄︎ Saturn23:26 – 00:10
- 5♃︎ Jupiter00:10 – 00:55
- 6♂︎ Mars00:55 – 01:39
- 7☉︎ Sun01:39 – 02:24
- 8♀︎ Venus02:24 – 03:08
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:08 – 03:52
- 10☽︎ Moon03:52 – 04:37
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:37 – 05:21
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:21 – 06:06
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nîmes?
On Monday, 26 May 2025, the Sun rises at 06:06 and sets at 21:12: the day lasts 15h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:06, lasts 8h 53m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:06 to 07:22: 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.