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, 3 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:42
- Sunset
- 19:20
- Next sunrise
- 07:43
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:42 – 08:40
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:40 – 09:38
- 3♂︎ Mars09:38 – 10:36
- 4☉︎ Sun10:36 – 11:34
- 5♀︎ Venus11:34 – 12:33
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:33 – 13:31
- 7☽︎ Moon13:31 – 14:29
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:29 – 15:27
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:27 – 16:25
- 10♂︎ Mars16:25 – 17:23
- 11☉︎ Sun17:23 – 18:21
- 12♀︎ Venus18:21 – 19:20
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:20 – 20:22
- 2☽︎ Moon20:22 – 21:24
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:24 – 22:25
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:25 – 23:27
- 5♂︎ Mars23:27 – 00:29
- 6☉︎ Sun00:29 – 01:31
- 7♀︎ Venus01:31 – 02:33
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:33 – 03:35
- 9☽︎ Moon03:35 – 04:37
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:37 – 05:39
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:39 – 06:41
- 12♂︎ Mars06:41 – 07:43
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nîmes?
On Saturday, 3 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:42 and sets at 19:20: the day lasts 11h 38m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:43, lasts 12h 23m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:42 to 08:40: 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.