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, 4 May 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:30
- Sunset
- 20:48
- Next sunrise
- 06:29
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:30 – 07:42
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:42 – 08:53
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:53 – 10:05
- 4♂︎ Mars10:05 – 11:16
- 5☉︎ Sun11:16 – 12:28
- 6♀︎ Venus12:28 – 13:39
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:39 – 14:51
- 8☽︎ Moon14:51 – 16:02
- 9♄︎ Saturn16:02 – 17:14
- 10♃︎ Jupiter17:14 – 18:25
- 11♂︎ Mars18:25 – 19:37
- 12☉︎ Sun19:37 – 20:48
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus20:48 – 21:37
- 2☿︎ Mercury21:37 – 22:25
- 3☽︎ Moon22:25 – 23:13
- 4♄︎ Saturn23:13 – 00:02
- 5♃︎ Jupiter00:02 – 00:50
- 6♂︎ Mars00:50 – 01:39
- 7☉︎ Sun01:39 – 02:27
- 8♀︎ Venus02:27 – 03:15
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:15 – 04:04
- 10☽︎ Moon04:04 – 04:52
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:52 – 05:40
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:40 – 06:29
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nîmes?
On Monday, 4 May 2026, the Sun rises at 06:30 and sets at 20:48: the day lasts 14h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:29, lasts 9h 40m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:30 to 07:42: 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.