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 Friday, 16 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:58
- Sunset
- 18:57
- Next sunrise
- 07:59
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:58 – 08:52
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:52 – 09:47
- 3☽︎ Moon09:47 – 10:42
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:42 – 11:37
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:37 – 12:32
- 6♂︎ Mars12:32 – 13:27
- 7☉︎ Sun13:27 – 14:22
- 8♀︎ Venus14:22 – 15:17
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:17 – 16:12
- 10☽︎ Moon16:12 – 17:07
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:07 – 18:02
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:02 – 18:57
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:57 – 20:02
- 2☉︎ Sun20:02 – 21:07
- 3♀︎ Venus21:07 – 22:12
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:12 – 23:18
- 5☽︎ Moon23:18 – 00:23
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:23 – 01:28
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:28 – 02:33
- 8♂︎ Mars02:33 – 03:38
- 9☉︎ Sun03:38 – 04:43
- 10♀︎ Venus04:43 – 05:48
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:48 – 06:54
- 12☽︎ Moon06:54 – 07:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nîmes?
On Friday, 16 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:58 and sets at 18:57: the day lasts 11h 00m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:59, lasts 13h 02m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:58 to 08:52: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.