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 Sunday, 15 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:36
- Sunset
- 17:16
- Next sunrise
- 07:38
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:36 – 08:25
- 2♀︎ Venus08:25 – 09:13
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:13 – 10:01
- 4☽︎ Moon10:01 – 10:50
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:50 – 11:38
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:38 – 12:26
- 7♂︎ Mars12:26 – 13:15
- 8☉︎ Sun13:15 – 14:03
- 9♀︎ Venus14:03 – 14:51
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:51 – 15:40
- 11☽︎ Moon15:40 – 16:28
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:28 – 17:16
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:16 – 18:28
- 2♂︎ Mars18:28 – 19:40
- 3☉︎ Sun19:40 – 20:52
- 4♀︎ Venus20:52 – 22:04
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:04 – 23:15
- 6☽︎ Moon23:15 – 00:27
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:27 – 01:39
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:39 – 02:51
- 9♂︎ Mars02:51 – 04:02
- 10☉︎ Sun04:02 – 05:14
- 11♀︎ Venus05:14 – 06:26
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:26 – 07:38
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nîmes?
On Sunday, 15 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:36 and sets at 17:16: the day lasts 9h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:38, lasts 14h 21m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:36 to 08:25: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.