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, 21 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:04
- Sunset
- 18:49
- Next sunrise
- 08:05
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:04 – 08:58
- 2☽︎ Moon08:58 – 09:51
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:51 – 10:45
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:45 – 11:39
- 5♂︎ Mars11:39 – 12:33
- 6☉︎ Sun12:33 – 13:26
- 7♀︎ Venus13:26 – 14:20
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:20 – 15:14
- 9☽︎ Moon15:14 – 16:08
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:08 – 17:01
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:01 – 17:55
- 12♂︎ Mars17:55 – 18:49
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:49 – 19:55
- 2♀︎ Venus19:55 – 21:02
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:02 – 22:08
- 4☽︎ Moon22:08 – 23:14
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:14 – 00:21
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:21 – 01:27
- 7♂︎ Mars01:27 – 02:33
- 8☉︎ Sun02:33 – 03:40
- 9♀︎ Venus03:40 – 04:46
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:46 – 05:52
- 11☽︎ Moon05:52 – 06:59
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:59 – 08:05
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nîmes?
On Wednesday, 21 October 2026, the Sun rises at 08:04 and sets at 18:49: the day lasts 10h 45m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:05, lasts 13h 16m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:04 to 08:58: 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.