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 Tuesday, 15 September 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:21
- Sunset
- 19:53
- Next sunrise
- 07:22
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:21 – 08:24
- 2☉︎ Sun08:24 – 09:26
- 3♀︎ Venus09:26 – 10:29
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:29 – 11:32
- 5☽︎ Moon11:32 – 12:34
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:34 – 13:37
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:37 – 14:40
- 8♂︎ Mars14:40 – 15:42
- 9☉︎ Sun15:42 – 16:45
- 10♀︎ Venus16:45 – 17:47
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:47 – 18:50
- 12☽︎ Moon18:50 – 19:53
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:53 – 20:50
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:50 – 21:48
- 3♂︎ Mars21:48 – 22:45
- 4☉︎ Sun22:45 – 23:43
- 5♀︎ Venus23:43 – 00:40
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:40 – 01:37
- 7☽︎ Moon01:37 – 02:35
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:35 – 03:32
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:32 – 04:30
- 10♂︎ Mars04:30 – 05:27
- 11☉︎ Sun05:27 – 06:25
- 12♀︎ Venus06:25 – 07:22
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nîmes?
On Tuesday, 15 September 2026, the Sun rises at 07:21 and sets at 19:53: the day lasts 12h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:22, lasts 11h 30m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:21 to 08:24: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.