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 Tuesday, 3 November 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:21
- Sunset
- 17:30
- Next sunrise
- 07:22
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:21 – 08:11
- 2☉︎ Sun08:11 – 09:02
- 3♀︎ Venus09:02 – 09:53
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:53 – 10:44
- 5☽︎ Moon10:44 – 11:35
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:35 – 12:25
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:25 – 13:16
- 8♂︎ Mars13:16 – 14:07
- 9☉︎ Sun14:07 – 14:58
- 10♀︎ Venus14:58 – 15:48
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:48 – 16:39
- 12☽︎ Moon16:39 – 17:30
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:30 – 18:39
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:39 – 19:49
- 3♂︎ Mars19:49 – 20:58
- 4☉︎ Sun20:58 – 22:07
- 5♀︎ Venus22:07 – 23:17
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:17 – 00:26
- 7☽︎ Moon00:26 – 01:35
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:35 – 02:45
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:45 – 03:54
- 10♂︎ Mars03:54 – 05:03
- 11☉︎ Sun05:03 – 06:13
- 12♀︎ Venus06:13 – 07:22
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nîmes?
On Tuesday, 3 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:21 and sets at 17:30: the day lasts 10h 09m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:22, lasts 13h 52m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:21 to 08:11: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.