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 Monday, 20 April 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:51
- Sunset
- 20:32
- Next sunrise
- 06:49
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:51 – 07:59
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:59 – 09:08
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:08 – 10:16
- 4♂︎ Mars10:16 – 11:25
- 5☉︎ Sun11:25 – 12:33
- 6♀︎ Venus12:33 – 13:41
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:41 – 14:50
- 8☽︎ Moon14:50 – 15:58
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:58 – 17:07
- 10♃︎ Jupiter17:07 – 18:15
- 11♂︎ Mars18:15 – 19:23
- 12☉︎ Sun19:23 – 20:32
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus20:32 – 21:23
- 2☿︎ Mercury21:23 – 22:15
- 3☽︎ Moon22:15 – 23:06
- 4♄︎ Saturn23:06 – 23:58
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:58 – 00:49
- 6♂︎ Mars00:49 – 01:41
- 7☉︎ Sun01:41 – 02:32
- 8♀︎ Venus02:32 – 03:24
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:24 – 04:15
- 10☽︎ Moon04:15 – 05:07
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:07 – 05:58
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:58 – 06:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nîmes?
On Monday, 20 April 2026, the Sun rises at 06:51 and sets at 20:32: the day lasts 13h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:49, lasts 10h 18m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:51 to 07:59: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.