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, 9 September 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:14
- Sunset
- 20:04
- Next sunrise
- 07:15
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:14 – 08:18
- 2☽︎ Moon08:18 – 09:23
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:23 – 10:27
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:27 – 11:31
- 5♂︎ Mars11:31 – 12:35
- 6☉︎ Sun12:35 – 13:39
- 7♀︎ Venus13:39 – 14:43
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:43 – 15:47
- 9☽︎ Moon15:47 – 16:51
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:51 – 17:55
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:55 – 19:00
- 12♂︎ Mars19:00 – 20:04
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:04 – 21:00
- 2♀︎ Venus21:00 – 21:56
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:56 – 22:52
- 4☽︎ Moon22:52 – 23:48
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:48 – 00:44
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:44 – 01:40
- 7♂︎ Mars01:40 – 02:36
- 8☉︎ Sun02:36 – 03:32
- 9♀︎ Venus03:32 – 04:28
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:28 – 05:24
- 11☽︎ Moon05:24 – 06:19
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:19 – 07:15
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nîmes?
On Wednesday, 9 September 2026, the Sun rises at 07:14 and sets at 20:04: the day lasts 12h 49m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:15, lasts 11h 12m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:14 to 08:18: 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.