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, 4 April 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:18
- Sunset
- 20:12
- Next sunrise
- 07:17
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:18 – 08:23
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:23 – 09:27
- 3♂︎ Mars09:27 – 10:32
- 4☉︎ Sun10:32 – 11:36
- 5♀︎ Venus11:36 – 12:41
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:41 – 13:45
- 7☽︎ Moon13:45 – 14:50
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:50 – 15:54
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:54 – 16:59
- 10♂︎ Mars16:59 – 18:03
- 11☉︎ Sun18:03 – 19:08
- 12♀︎ Venus19:08 – 20:12
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:12 – 21:08
- 2☽︎ Moon21:08 – 22:03
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:03 – 22:59
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:59 – 23:54
- 5♂︎ Mars23:54 – 00:49
- 6☉︎ Sun00:49 – 01:45
- 7♀︎ Venus01:45 – 02:40
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:40 – 03:35
- 9☽︎ Moon03:35 – 04:31
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:31 – 05:26
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:26 – 06:21
- 12♂︎ Mars06:21 – 07:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nîmes?
On Saturday, 4 April 2026, the Sun rises at 07:18 and sets at 20:12: the day lasts 12h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:17, lasts 11h 04m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:18 to 08:23: 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.