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, 3 August 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:33
- Sunset
- 21:03
- Next sunrise
- 06:34
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:33 – 07:45
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:45 – 08:58
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:58 – 10:10
- 4♂︎ Mars10:10 – 11:23
- 5☉︎ Sun11:23 – 12:35
- 6♀︎ Venus12:35 – 13:48
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:48 – 15:00
- 8☽︎ Moon15:00 – 16:13
- 9♄︎ Saturn16:13 – 17:26
- 10♃︎ Jupiter17:26 – 18:38
- 11♂︎ Mars18:38 – 19:51
- 12☉︎ Sun19:51 – 21:03
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus21:03 – 21:51
- 2☿︎ Mercury21:51 – 22:38
- 3☽︎ Moon22:38 – 23:26
- 4♄︎ Saturn23:26 – 00:13
- 5♃︎ Jupiter00:13 – 01:01
- 6♂︎ Mars01:01 – 01:48
- 7☉︎ Sun01:48 – 02:36
- 8♀︎ Venus02:36 – 03:24
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:24 – 04:11
- 10☽︎ Moon04:11 – 04:59
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:59 – 05:46
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:46 – 06:34
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nîmes?
On Monday, 3 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:33 and sets at 21:03: the day lasts 14h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:34, lasts 9h 31m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:33 to 07:45: 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.