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 Saturday, 29 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:02
- Sunset
- 20:23
- Next sunrise
- 07:03
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:02 – 08:09
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:09 – 09:15
- 3♂︎ Mars09:15 – 10:22
- 4☉︎ Sun10:22 – 11:29
- 5♀︎ Venus11:29 – 12:36
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:36 – 13:43
- 7☽︎ Moon13:43 – 14:49
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:49 – 15:56
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:56 – 17:03
- 10♂︎ Mars17:03 – 18:10
- 11☉︎ Sun18:10 – 19:16
- 12♀︎ Venus19:16 – 20:23
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:23 – 21:17
- 2☽︎ Moon21:17 – 22:10
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:10 – 23:03
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:03 – 23:57
- 5♂︎ Mars23:57 – 00:50
- 6☉︎ Sun00:50 – 01:43
- 7♀︎ Venus01:43 – 02:36
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:36 – 03:30
- 9☽︎ Moon03:30 – 04:23
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:23 – 05:16
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:16 – 06:10
- 12♂︎ Mars06:10 – 07:03
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nîmes?
On Saturday, 29 August 2026, the Sun rises at 07:02 and sets at 20:23: the day lasts 13h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:03, lasts 10h 40m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:02 to 08:09: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.