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, 5 September 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:10
- Sunset
- 20:11
- Next sunrise
- 07:11
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:10 – 08:15
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:15 – 09:20
- 3♂︎ Mars09:20 – 10:25
- 4☉︎ Sun10:25 – 11:30
- 5♀︎ Venus11:30 – 12:35
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:35 – 13:40
- 7☽︎ Moon13:40 – 14:45
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:45 – 15:51
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:51 – 16:56
- 10♂︎ Mars16:56 – 18:01
- 11☉︎ Sun18:01 – 19:06
- 12♀︎ Venus19:06 – 20:11
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:11 – 21:06
- 2☽︎ Moon21:06 – 22:01
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:01 – 22:56
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:56 – 23:51
- 5♂︎ Mars23:51 – 00:46
- 6☉︎ Sun00:46 – 01:41
- 7♀︎ Venus01:41 – 02:36
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:36 – 03:31
- 9☽︎ Moon03:31 – 04:26
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:26 – 05:21
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:21 – 06:16
- 12♂︎ Mars06:16 – 07:11
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nîmes?
On Saturday, 5 September 2026, the Sun rises at 07:10 and sets at 20:11: the day lasts 13h 01m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:11, lasts 11h 00m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:10 to 08:15: 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.