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 Tuesday, 16 December 2025: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 08:10
- Sunset
- 17:05
- Next sunrise
- 08:11
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 15m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars08:10 – 08:55
- 2☉︎ Sun08:55 – 09:39
- 3♀︎ Venus09:39 – 10:24
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:24 – 11:08
- 5☽︎ Moon11:08 – 11:53
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:53 – 12:38
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:38 – 13:22
- 8♂︎ Mars13:22 – 14:07
- 9☉︎ Sun14:07 – 14:52
- 10♀︎ Venus14:52 – 15:36
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:36 – 16:21
- 12☽︎ Moon16:21 – 17:05
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:05 – 18:21
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:21 – 19:36
- 3♂︎ Mars19:36 – 20:52
- 4☉︎ Sun20:52 – 22:07
- 5♀︎ Venus22:07 – 23:23
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:23 – 00:38
- 7☽︎ Moon00:38 – 01:54
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:54 – 03:09
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:09 – 04:24
- 10♂︎ Mars04:24 – 05:40
- 11☉︎ Sun05:40 – 06:55
- 12♀︎ Venus06:55 – 08:11
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nîmes?
On Tuesday, 16 December 2025, the Sun rises at 08:10 and sets at 17:05: the day lasts 8h 55m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:11, lasts 15h 05m: twelve night hours of 1h 15m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 08:10 to 08:55: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.