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, 22 October 2025: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:05
- Sunset
- 18:47
- Next sunrise
- 08:07
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:05 – 08:59
- 2☽︎ Moon08:59 – 09:52
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:52 – 10:46
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:46 – 11:39
- 5♂︎ Mars11:39 – 12:33
- 6☉︎ Sun12:33 – 13:26
- 7♀︎ Venus13:26 – 14:20
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:20 – 15:13
- 9☽︎ Moon15:13 – 16:07
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:07 – 17:00
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:00 – 17:54
- 12♂︎ Mars17:54 – 18:47
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:47 – 19:54
- 2♀︎ Venus19:54 – 21:00
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:00 – 22:07
- 4☽︎ Moon22:07 – 23:14
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:14 – 00:20
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:20 – 01:27
- 7♂︎ Mars01:27 – 02:33
- 8☉︎ Sun02:33 – 03:40
- 9♀︎ Venus03:40 – 04:47
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:47 – 05:53
- 11☽︎ Moon05:53 – 07:00
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:00 – 08:07
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nîmes?
On Wednesday, 22 October 2025, the Sun rises at 08:05 and sets at 18:47: the day lasts 10h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:07, lasts 13h 20m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:05 to 08:59: 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.