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, 6 June 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:01
- Sunset
- 21:21
- Next sunrise
- 06:00
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:01 – 07:17
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:17 – 08:34
- 3♂︎ Mars08:34 – 09:51
- 4☉︎ Sun09:51 – 11:08
- 5♀︎ Venus11:08 – 12:24
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:24 – 13:41
- 7☽︎ Moon13:41 – 14:58
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:58 – 16:14
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:14 – 17:31
- 10♂︎ Mars17:31 – 18:48
- 11☉︎ Sun18:48 – 20:04
- 12♀︎ Venus20:04 – 21:21
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury21:21 – 22:04
- 2☽︎ Moon22:04 – 22:48
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:48 – 23:31
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:31 – 00:14
- 5♂︎ Mars00:14 – 00:57
- 6☉︎ Sun00:57 – 01:41
- 7♀︎ Venus01:41 – 02:24
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:24 – 03:07
- 9☽︎ Moon03:07 – 03:51
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:51 – 04:34
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:34 – 05:17
- 12♂︎ Mars05:17 – 06:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nîmes?
On Saturday, 6 June 2026, the Sun rises at 06:01 and sets at 21:21: the day lasts 15h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:00, lasts 8h 39m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:01 to 07:17: 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.