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, 17 February 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:38
- Sunset
- 18:15
- Next sunrise
- 07:37
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:38 – 08:31
- 2☉︎ Sun08:31 – 09:24
- 3♀︎ Venus09:24 – 10:17
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:17 – 11:10
- 5☽︎ Moon11:10 – 12:03
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:03 – 12:56
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:56 – 13:49
- 8♂︎ Mars13:49 – 14:42
- 9☉︎ Sun14:42 – 15:35
- 10♀︎ Venus15:35 – 16:28
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:28 – 17:21
- 12☽︎ Moon17:21 – 18:15
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:15 – 19:21
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:21 – 20:28
- 3♂︎ Mars20:28 – 21:35
- 4☉︎ Sun21:35 – 22:42
- 5♀︎ Venus22:42 – 23:49
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:49 – 00:56
- 7☽︎ Moon00:56 – 02:02
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:02 – 03:09
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:09 – 04:16
- 10♂︎ Mars04:16 – 05:23
- 11☉︎ Sun05:23 – 06:30
- 12♀︎ Venus06:30 – 07:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nîmes?
On Tuesday, 17 February 2026, the Sun rises at 07:38 and sets at 18:15: the day lasts 10h 36m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:37, lasts 13h 22m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:38 to 08:31: 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.