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, 16 September 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:22
- Sunset
- 19:51
- Next sunrise
- 07:23
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:22 – 08:25
- 2☽︎ Moon08:25 – 09:27
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:27 – 10:29
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:29 – 11:32
- 5♂︎ Mars11:32 – 12:34
- 6☉︎ Sun12:34 – 13:37
- 7♀︎ Venus13:37 – 14:39
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:39 – 15:41
- 9☽︎ Moon15:41 – 16:44
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:44 – 17:46
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:46 – 18:48
- 12♂︎ Mars18:48 – 19:51
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:51 – 20:49
- 2♀︎ Venus20:49 – 21:46
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:46 – 22:44
- 4☽︎ Moon22:44 – 23:42
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:42 – 00:39
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:39 – 01:37
- 7♂︎ Mars01:37 – 02:35
- 8☉︎ Sun02:35 – 03:33
- 9♀︎ Venus03:33 – 04:30
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:30 – 05:28
- 11☽︎ Moon05:28 – 06:26
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:26 – 07:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nîmes?
On Wednesday, 16 September 2026, the Sun rises at 07:22 and sets at 19:51: the day lasts 12h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:23, lasts 11h 33m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:22 to 08:25: 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.