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 Saturday, 21 November 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:44
- Sunset
- 17:11
- Next sunrise
- 07:45
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:44 – 08:31
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:31 – 09:19
- 3♂︎ Mars09:19 – 10:06
- 4☉︎ Sun10:06 – 10:53
- 5♀︎ Venus10:53 – 11:40
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:40 – 12:28
- 7☽︎ Moon12:28 – 13:15
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:15 – 14:02
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:02 – 14:50
- 10♂︎ Mars14:50 – 15:37
- 11☉︎ Sun15:37 – 16:24
- 12♀︎ Venus16:24 – 17:11
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:11 – 18:24
- 2☽︎ Moon18:24 – 19:37
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:37 – 20:50
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:50 – 22:03
- 5♂︎ Mars22:03 – 23:15
- 6☉︎ Sun23:15 – 00:28
- 7♀︎ Venus00:28 – 01:41
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:41 – 02:54
- 9☽︎ Moon02:54 – 04:07
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:07 – 05:20
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:20 – 06:33
- 12♂︎ Mars06:33 – 07:45
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nîmes?
On Saturday, 21 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:44 and sets at 17:11: the day lasts 9h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:45, lasts 14h 34m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:44 to 08:31: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.