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 Wednesday, 18 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:40
- Sunset
- 17:14
- Next sunrise
- 07:42
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:40 – 08:28
- 2☽︎ Moon08:28 – 09:16
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:16 – 10:04
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:04 – 10:51
- 5♂︎ Mars10:51 – 11:39
- 6☉︎ Sun11:39 – 12:27
- 7♀︎ Venus12:27 – 13:15
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:15 – 14:03
- 9☽︎ Moon14:03 – 14:50
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:50 – 15:38
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:38 – 16:26
- 12♂︎ Mars16:26 – 17:14
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:14 – 18:26
- 2♀︎ Venus18:26 – 19:38
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:38 – 20:51
- 4☽︎ Moon20:51 – 22:03
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:03 – 23:15
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:15 – 00:28
- 7♂︎ Mars00:28 – 01:40
- 8☉︎ Sun01:40 – 02:52
- 9♀︎ Venus02:52 – 04:05
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:05 – 05:17
- 11☽︎ Moon05:17 – 06:29
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:29 – 07:42
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nîmes?
On Wednesday, 18 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:40 and sets at 17:14: the day lasts 9h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:42, lasts 14h 28m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:40 to 08:28: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.