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, 7 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:47
- Sunset
- 19:12
- Next sunrise
- 07:48
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:47 – 08:44
- 2☽︎ Moon08:44 – 09:41
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:41 – 10:38
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:38 – 11:35
- 5♂︎ Mars11:35 – 12:32
- 6☉︎ Sun12:32 – 13:30
- 7♀︎ Venus13:30 – 14:27
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:27 – 15:24
- 9☽︎ Moon15:24 – 16:21
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:21 – 17:18
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:18 – 18:15
- 12♂︎ Mars18:15 – 19:12
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:12 – 20:15
- 2♀︎ Venus20:15 – 21:18
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:18 – 22:21
- 4☽︎ Moon22:21 – 23:24
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:24 – 00:27
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:27 – 01:30
- 7♂︎ Mars01:30 – 02:33
- 8☉︎ Sun02:33 – 03:36
- 9♀︎ Venus03:36 – 04:39
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:39 – 05:42
- 11☽︎ Moon05:42 – 06:45
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:45 – 07:48
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nîmes?
On Wednesday, 7 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:47 and sets at 19:12: the day lasts 11h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:48, lasts 12h 35m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:47 to 08:44: 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.