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 Saturday, 6 September 2025: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:11
- Sunset
- 20:09
- Next sunrise
- 07:12
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:11 – 08:16
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:16 – 09:21
- 3♂︎ Mars09:21 – 10:26
- 4☉︎ Sun10:26 – 11:30
- 5♀︎ Venus11:30 – 12:35
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:35 – 13:40
- 7☽︎ Moon13:40 – 14:45
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:45 – 15:50
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:50 – 16:54
- 10♂︎ Mars16:54 – 17:59
- 11☉︎ Sun17:59 – 19:04
- 12♀︎ Venus19:04 – 20:09
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:09 – 21:04
- 2☽︎ Moon21:04 – 21:59
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:59 – 22:55
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:55 – 23:50
- 5♂︎ Mars23:50 – 00:45
- 6☉︎ Sun00:45 – 01:41
- 7♀︎ Venus01:41 – 02:36
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:36 – 03:31
- 9☽︎ Moon03:31 – 04:26
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:26 – 05:22
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:22 – 06:17
- 12♂︎ Mars06:17 – 07:12
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nîmes?
On Saturday, 6 September 2025, the Sun rises at 07:11 and sets at 20:09: the day lasts 12h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:12, lasts 11h 04m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:11 to 08:16: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.