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 Sunday, 18 January 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:11
- Sunset
- 17:34
- Next sunrise
- 08:11
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:11 – 08:58
- 2♀︎ Venus08:58 – 09:45
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:45 – 10:32
- 4☽︎ Moon10:32 – 11:19
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:19 – 12:06
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:06 – 12:53
- 7♂︎ Mars12:53 – 13:40
- 8☉︎ Sun13:40 – 14:26
- 9♀︎ Venus14:26 – 15:13
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:13 – 16:00
- 11☽︎ Moon16:00 – 16:47
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:47 – 17:34
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:34 – 18:47
- 2♂︎ Mars18:47 – 20:00
- 3☉︎ Sun20:00 – 21:13
- 4♀︎ Venus21:13 – 22:26
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:26 – 23:39
- 6☽︎ Moon23:39 – 00:52
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:52 – 02:05
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:05 – 03:18
- 9♂︎ Mars03:18 – 04:32
- 10☉︎ Sun04:32 – 05:45
- 11♀︎ Venus05:45 – 06:58
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:58 – 08:11
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nîmes?
On Sunday, 18 January 2026, the Sun rises at 08:11 and sets at 17:34: the day lasts 9h 23m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:11, lasts 14h 37m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:11 to 08:58: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.