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, 19 September 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:26
- Sunset
- 19:45
- Next sunrise
- 07:27
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:26 – 08:27
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:27 – 09:29
- 3♂︎ Mars09:29 – 10:31
- 4☉︎ Sun10:31 – 11:32
- 5♀︎ Venus11:32 – 12:34
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:34 – 13:35
- 7☽︎ Moon13:35 – 14:37
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:37 – 15:39
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:39 – 16:40
- 10♂︎ Mars16:40 – 17:42
- 11☉︎ Sun17:42 – 18:44
- 12♀︎ Venus18:44 – 19:45
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:45 – 20:44
- 2☽︎ Moon20:44 – 21:42
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:42 – 22:41
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:41 – 23:39
- 5♂︎ Mars23:39 – 00:38
- 6☉︎ Sun00:38 – 01:36
- 7♀︎ Venus01:36 – 02:34
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:34 – 03:33
- 9☽︎ Moon03:33 – 04:31
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:31 – 05:30
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:30 – 06:28
- 12♂︎ Mars06:28 – 07:27
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nîmes?
On Saturday, 19 September 2026, the Sun rises at 07:26 and sets at 19:45: the day lasts 12h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:27, lasts 11h 42m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:26 to 08:27: 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.