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 Wednesday, 12 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:43
- Sunset
- 20:51
- Next sunrise
- 06:44
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:43 – 07:53
- 2☽︎ Moon07:53 – 09:04
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:04 – 10:15
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:15 – 11:25
- 5♂︎ Mars11:25 – 12:36
- 6☉︎ Sun12:36 – 13:47
- 7♀︎ Venus13:47 – 14:57
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:57 – 16:08
- 9☽︎ Moon16:08 – 17:19
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:19 – 18:29
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:29 – 19:40
- 12♂︎ Mars19:40 – 20:51
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:51 – 21:40
- 2♀︎ Venus21:40 – 22:30
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:30 – 23:19
- 4☽︎ Moon23:19 – 00:08
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:08 – 00:58
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:58 – 01:47
- 7♂︎ Mars01:47 – 02:37
- 8☉︎ Sun02:37 – 03:26
- 9♀︎ Venus03:26 – 04:16
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:16 – 05:05
- 11☽︎ Moon05:05 – 05:54
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:54 – 06:44
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nîmes?
On Wednesday, 12 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:43 and sets at 20:51: the day lasts 14h 08m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:44, lasts 9h 53m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:43 to 07:53: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.