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, 17 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:59
- Sunset
- 18:55
- Next sunrise
- 08:00
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:59 – 08:53
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:53 – 09:48
- 3♂︎ Mars09:48 – 10:43
- 4☉︎ Sun10:43 – 11:38
- 5♀︎ Venus11:38 – 12:32
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:32 – 13:27
- 7☽︎ Moon13:27 – 14:22
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:22 – 15:17
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:17 – 16:11
- 10♂︎ Mars16:11 – 17:06
- 11☉︎ Sun17:06 – 18:01
- 12♀︎ Venus18:01 – 18:55
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:55 – 20:01
- 2☽︎ Moon20:01 – 21:06
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:06 – 22:12
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:12 – 23:17
- 5♂︎ Mars23:17 – 00:22
- 6☉︎ Sun00:22 – 01:28
- 7♀︎ Venus01:28 – 02:33
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:33 – 03:38
- 9☽︎ Moon03:38 – 04:44
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:44 – 05:49
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:49 – 06:55
- 12♂︎ Mars06:55 – 08:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nîmes?
On Saturday, 17 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:59 and sets at 18:55: the day lasts 10h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:00, lasts 13h 05m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:59 to 08:53: 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.