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, 21 August 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:53
- Sunset
- 20:37
- Next sunrise
- 06:54
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:53 – 08:02
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:02 – 09:10
- 3☽︎ Moon09:10 – 10:19
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:19 – 11:28
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:28 – 12:36
- 6♂︎ Mars12:36 – 13:45
- 7☉︎ Sun13:45 – 14:53
- 8♀︎ Venus14:53 – 16:02
- 9☿︎ Mercury16:02 – 17:11
- 10☽︎ Moon17:11 – 18:19
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:19 – 19:28
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:28 – 20:37
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:37 – 21:28
- 2☉︎ Sun21:28 – 22:20
- 3♀︎ Venus22:20 – 23:11
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:11 – 00:03
- 5☽︎ Moon00:03 – 00:54
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:54 – 01:45
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:45 – 02:37
- 8♂︎ Mars02:37 – 03:28
- 9☉︎ Sun03:28 – 04:20
- 10♀︎ Venus04:20 – 05:11
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:11 – 06:03
- 12☽︎ Moon06:03 – 06:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nîmes?
On Friday, 21 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:53 and sets at 20:37: the day lasts 13h 44m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:54, lasts 10h 17m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:53 to 08:02: 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.