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, 10 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:50
- Sunset
- 19:07
- Next sunrise
- 07:51
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:50 – 08:47
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:47 – 09:43
- 3♂︎ Mars09:43 – 10:39
- 4☉︎ Sun10:39 – 11:36
- 5♀︎ Venus11:36 – 12:32
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:32 – 13:29
- 7☽︎ Moon13:29 – 14:25
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:25 – 15:22
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:22 – 16:18
- 10♂︎ Mars16:18 – 17:14
- 11☉︎ Sun17:14 – 18:11
- 12♀︎ Venus18:11 – 19:07
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:07 – 20:11
- 2☽︎ Moon20:11 – 21:15
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:15 – 22:18
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:18 – 23:22
- 5♂︎ Mars23:22 – 00:26
- 6☉︎ Sun00:26 – 01:29
- 7♀︎ Venus01:29 – 02:33
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:33 – 03:37
- 9☽︎ Moon03:37 – 04:40
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:40 – 05:44
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:44 – 06:48
- 12♂︎ Mars06:48 – 07:51
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nîmes?
On Saturday, 10 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:50 and sets at 19:07: the day lasts 11h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:51, lasts 12h 44m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:50 to 08:47: 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.