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 Friday, 6 November 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:25
- Sunset
- 17:26
- Next sunrise
- 07:26
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:25 – 08:15
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:15 – 09:05
- 3☽︎ Moon09:05 – 09:55
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:55 – 10:45
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:45 – 11:35
- 6♂︎ Mars11:35 – 12:25
- 7☉︎ Sun12:25 – 13:16
- 8♀︎ Venus13:16 – 14:06
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:06 – 14:56
- 10☽︎ Moon14:56 – 15:46
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:46 – 16:36
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:36 – 17:26
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:26 – 18:36
- 2☉︎ Sun18:36 – 19:46
- 3♀︎ Venus19:46 – 20:56
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:56 – 22:06
- 5☽︎ Moon22:06 – 23:16
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:16 – 00:26
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:26 – 01:36
- 8♂︎ Mars01:36 – 02:46
- 9☉︎ Sun02:46 – 03:56
- 10♀︎ Venus03:56 – 05:06
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:06 – 06:16
- 12☽︎ Moon06:16 – 07:26
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nîmes?
On Friday, 6 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:25 and sets at 17:26: the day lasts 10h 02m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:26, lasts 14h 00m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:25 to 08:15: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.