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 Monday, 2 November 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 07:19
- Sunset
- 17:31
- Next sunrise
- 07:21
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon07:19 – 08:10
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:10 – 09:01
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:01 – 09:52
- 4♂︎ Mars09:52 – 10:43
- 5☉︎ Sun10:43 – 11:34
- 6♀︎ Venus11:34 – 12:25
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:25 – 13:16
- 8☽︎ Moon13:16 – 14:07
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:07 – 14:58
- 10♃︎ Jupiter14:58 – 15:49
- 11♂︎ Mars15:49 – 16:40
- 12☉︎ Sun16:40 – 17:31
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus17:31 – 18:40
- 2☿︎ Mercury18:40 – 19:50
- 3☽︎ Moon19:50 – 20:59
- 4♄︎ Saturn20:59 – 22:08
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:08 – 23:17
- 6♂︎ Mars23:17 – 00:26
- 7☉︎ Sun00:26 – 01:35
- 8♀︎ Venus01:35 – 02:44
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:44 – 03:53
- 10☽︎ Moon03:53 – 05:02
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:02 – 06:12
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:12 – 07:21
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nîmes?
On Monday, 2 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:19 and sets at 17:31: the day lasts 10h 12m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:21, lasts 13h 49m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 07:19 to 08:10: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.