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 Friday, 17 July 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:15
- Sunset
- 21:21
- Next sunrise
- 06:16
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:15 – 07:31
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:31 – 08:46
- 3☽︎ Moon08:46 – 10:02
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:02 – 11:17
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:17 – 12:33
- 6♂︎ Mars12:33 – 13:48
- 7☉︎ Sun13:48 – 15:03
- 8♀︎ Venus15:03 – 16:19
- 9☿︎ Mercury16:19 – 17:34
- 10☽︎ Moon17:34 – 18:50
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:50 – 20:05
- 12♃︎ Jupiter20:05 – 21:21
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars21:21 – 22:05
- 2☉︎ Sun22:05 – 22:50
- 3♀︎ Venus22:50 – 23:35
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:35 – 00:19
- 5☽︎ Moon00:19 – 01:04
- 6♄︎ Saturn01:04 – 01:48
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:48 – 02:33
- 8♂︎ Mars02:33 – 03:18
- 9☉︎ Sun03:18 – 04:02
- 10♀︎ Venus04:02 – 04:47
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:47 – 05:32
- 12☽︎ Moon05:32 – 06:16
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nîmes?
On Friday, 17 July 2026, the Sun rises at 06:15 and sets at 21:21: the day lasts 15h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:16, lasts 8h 56m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:15 to 07:31: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.