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, 9 May 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:24
- Sunset
- 20:54
- Next sunrise
- 06:22
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:24 – 07:36
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:36 – 08:49
- 3♂︎ Mars08:49 – 10:01
- 4☉︎ Sun10:01 – 11:14
- 5♀︎ Venus11:14 – 12:26
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:26 – 13:39
- 7☽︎ Moon13:39 – 14:51
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:51 – 16:04
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:04 – 17:17
- 10♂︎ Mars17:17 – 18:29
- 11☉︎ Sun18:29 – 19:42
- 12♀︎ Venus19:42 – 20:54
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:54 – 21:42
- 2☽︎ Moon21:42 – 22:29
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:29 – 23:16
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:16 – 00:04
- 5♂︎ Mars00:04 – 00:51
- 6☉︎ Sun00:51 – 01:38
- 7♀︎ Venus01:38 – 02:26
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:26 – 03:13
- 9☽︎ Moon03:13 – 04:00
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:00 – 04:48
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:48 – 05:35
- 12♂︎ Mars05:35 – 06:22
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nîmes?
On Saturday, 9 May 2026, the Sun rises at 06:24 and sets at 20:54: the day lasts 14h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:22, lasts 9h 28m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:24 to 07:36: 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.