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, 24 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:08
- Sunset
- 18:44
- Next sunrise
- 07:09
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:08 – 09:01
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:01 – 09:54
- 3♂︎ Mars09:54 – 10:47
- 4☉︎ Sun10:47 – 11:40
- 5♀︎ Venus11:40 – 12:33
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:33 – 13:26
- 7☽︎ Moon13:26 – 14:19
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:19 – 15:12
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:12 – 16:05
- 10♂︎ Mars16:05 – 16:58
- 11☉︎ Sun16:58 – 17:51
- 12♀︎ Venus17:51 – 18:44
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:44 – 19:51
- 2☽︎ Moon19:51 – 20:58
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:58 – 22:05
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:05 – 23:12
- 5♂︎ Mars23:12 – 00:20
- 6☉︎ Sun00:20 – 01:27
- 7♀︎ Venus01:27 – 02:34
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:34 – 02:41
- 9☽︎ Moon02:41 – 03:48
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:48 – 04:55
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:55 – 06:02
- 12♂︎ Mars06:02 – 07:09
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nîmes?
On Saturday, 24 October 2026, the Sun rises at 08:08 and sets at 18:44: the day lasts 10h 37m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:09, lasts 13h 25m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:08 to 09:01: 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.