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 Sunday, 26 July 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:24
- Sunset
- 21:12
- Next sunrise
- 06:25
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:24 – 07:38
- 2♀︎ Venus07:38 – 08:52
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:52 – 10:06
- 4☽︎ Moon10:06 – 11:20
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:20 – 12:34
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:34 – 13:48
- 7♂︎ Mars13:48 – 15:02
- 8☉︎ Sun15:02 – 16:16
- 9♀︎ Venus16:16 – 17:30
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:30 – 18:44
- 11☽︎ Moon18:44 – 19:58
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:58 – 21:12
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:12 – 21:58
- 2♂︎ Mars21:58 – 22:45
- 3☉︎ Sun22:45 – 23:31
- 4♀︎ Venus23:31 – 00:17
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:17 – 01:03
- 6☽︎ Moon01:03 – 01:49
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:49 – 02:35
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:35 – 03:21
- 9♂︎ Mars03:21 – 04:07
- 10☉︎ Sun04:07 – 04:53
- 11♀︎ Venus04:53 – 05:39
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:39 – 06:25
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nîmes?
On Sunday, 26 July 2026, the Sun rises at 06:24 and sets at 21:12: the day lasts 14h 48m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:25, lasts 9h 13m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:24 to 07:38: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.