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, 12 November 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 07:32
- Sunset
- 17:19
- Next sunrise
- 07:34
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter07:32 – 08:21
- 2♂︎ Mars08:21 – 09:10
- 3☉︎ Sun09:10 – 09:59
- 4♀︎ Venus09:59 – 10:48
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:48 – 11:37
- 6☽︎ Moon11:37 – 12:26
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:26 – 13:15
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:15 – 14:04
- 9♂︎ Mars14:04 – 14:53
- 10☉︎ Sun14:53 – 15:42
- 11♀︎ Venus15:42 – 16:30
- 12☿︎ Mercury16:30 – 17:19
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon17:19 – 18:31
- 2♄︎ Saturn18:31 – 19:42
- 3♃︎ Jupiter19:42 – 20:53
- 4♂︎ Mars20:53 – 22:04
- 5☉︎ Sun22:04 – 23:15
- 6♀︎ Venus23:15 – 00:27
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:27 – 01:38
- 8☽︎ Moon01:38 – 02:49
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:49 – 04:00
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:00 – 05:11
- 11♂︎ Mars05:11 – 06:23
- 12☉︎ Sun06:23 – 07:34
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nîmes?
On Thursday, 12 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:32 and sets at 17:19: the day lasts 9h 47m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:34, lasts 14h 14m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 07:32 to 08:21: 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.