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, 31 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:17
- Sunset
- 17:34
- Next sunrise
- 07:18
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:17 – 08:08
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:08 – 09:00
- 3♂︎ Mars09:00 – 09:51
- 4☉︎ Sun09:51 – 10:42
- 5♀︎ Venus10:42 – 11:34
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:34 – 12:25
- 7☽︎ Moon12:25 – 13:17
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:17 – 14:08
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:08 – 15:00
- 10♂︎ Mars15:00 – 15:51
- 11☉︎ Sun15:51 – 16:43
- 12♀︎ Venus16:43 – 17:34
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:34 – 18:43
- 2☽︎ Moon18:43 – 19:51
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:51 – 21:00
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:00 – 22:09
- 5♂︎ Mars22:09 – 23:17
- 6☉︎ Sun23:17 – 00:26
- 7♀︎ Venus00:26 – 01:35
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:35 – 02:43
- 9☽︎ Moon02:43 – 03:52
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:52 – 05:01
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:01 – 06:09
- 12♂︎ Mars06:09 – 07:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nîmes?
On Saturday, 31 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:17 and sets at 17:34: the day lasts 10h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:18, lasts 13h 44m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:17 to 08:08: 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.