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 Thursday, 5 November 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 07:23
- Sunset
- 17:27
- Next sunrise
- 07:25
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter07:23 – 08:14
- 2♂︎ Mars08:14 – 09:04
- 3☉︎ Sun09:04 – 09:54
- 4♀︎ Venus09:54 – 10:45
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:45 – 11:35
- 6☽︎ Moon11:35 – 12:25
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:25 – 13:16
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:16 – 14:06
- 9♂︎ Mars14:06 – 14:56
- 10☉︎ Sun14:56 – 15:47
- 11♀︎ Venus15:47 – 16:37
- 12☿︎ Mercury16:37 – 17:27
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon17:27 – 18:37
- 2♄︎ Saturn18:37 – 19:47
- 3♃︎ Jupiter19:47 – 20:57
- 4♂︎ Mars20:57 – 22:07
- 5☉︎ Sun22:07 – 23:16
- 6♀︎ Venus23:16 – 00:26
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:26 – 01:36
- 8☽︎ Moon01:36 – 02:46
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:46 – 03:55
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:55 – 05:05
- 11♂︎ Mars05:05 – 06:15
- 12☉︎ Sun06:15 – 07:25
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nîmes?
On Thursday, 5 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:23 and sets at 17:27: the day lasts 10h 04m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:25, lasts 13h 57m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 07:23 to 08:14: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.