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 Tuesday, 4 August 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:34
- Sunset
- 21:02
- Next sunrise
- 06:35
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:34 – 07:46
- 2☉︎ Sun07:46 – 08:58
- 3♀︎ Venus08:58 – 10:11
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:11 – 11:23
- 5☽︎ Moon11:23 – 12:35
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:35 – 13:48
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:48 – 15:00
- 8♂︎ Mars15:00 – 16:12
- 9☉︎ Sun16:12 – 17:25
- 10♀︎ Venus17:25 – 18:37
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:37 – 19:50
- 12☽︎ Moon19:50 – 21:02
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn21:02 – 21:50
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:50 – 22:37
- 3♂︎ Mars22:37 – 23:25
- 4☉︎ Sun23:25 – 00:13
- 5♀︎ Venus00:13 – 01:01
- 6☿︎ Mercury01:01 – 01:48
- 7☽︎ Moon01:48 – 02:36
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:36 – 03:24
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:24 – 04:12
- 10♂︎ Mars04:12 – 04:59
- 11☉︎ Sun04:59 – 05:47
- 12♀︎ Venus05:47 – 06:35
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nîmes?
On Tuesday, 4 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:34 and sets at 21:02: the day lasts 14h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:35, lasts 9h 33m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:34 to 07:46: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.