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, 18 August 2025: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:50
- Sunset
- 20:41
- Next sunrise
- 06:51
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:50 – 07:59
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:59 – 09:08
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:08 – 10:18
- 4♂︎ Mars10:18 – 11:27
- 5☉︎ Sun11:27 – 12:36
- 6♀︎ Venus12:36 – 13:45
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:45 – 14:55
- 8☽︎ Moon14:55 – 16:04
- 9♄︎ Saturn16:04 – 17:13
- 10♃︎ Jupiter17:13 – 18:23
- 11♂︎ Mars18:23 – 19:32
- 12☉︎ Sun19:32 – 20:41
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus20:41 – 21:32
- 2☿︎ Mercury21:32 – 22:23
- 3☽︎ Moon22:23 – 23:14
- 4♄︎ Saturn23:14 – 00:04
- 5♃︎ Jupiter00:04 – 00:55
- 6♂︎ Mars00:55 – 01:46
- 7☉︎ Sun01:46 – 02:37
- 8♀︎ Venus02:37 – 03:28
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:28 – 04:18
- 10☽︎ Moon04:18 – 05:09
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:09 – 06:00
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:00 – 06:51
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nîmes?
On Monday, 18 August 2025, the Sun rises at 06:50 and sets at 20:41: the day lasts 13h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:51, lasts 10h 10m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:50 to 07:59: 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.