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 Tuesday, 24 November 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:48
- Sunset
- 17:09
- Next sunrise
- 07:49
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:48 – 08:35
- 2☉︎ Sun08:35 – 09:21
- 3♀︎ Venus09:21 – 10:08
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:08 – 10:55
- 5☽︎ Moon10:55 – 11:42
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:42 – 12:29
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:29 – 13:15
- 8♂︎ Mars13:15 – 14:02
- 9☉︎ Sun14:02 – 14:49
- 10♀︎ Venus14:49 – 15:36
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:36 – 16:22
- 12☽︎ Moon16:22 – 17:09
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:09 – 18:23
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:23 – 19:36
- 3♂︎ Mars19:36 – 20:49
- 4☉︎ Sun20:49 – 22:03
- 5♀︎ Venus22:03 – 23:16
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:16 – 00:29
- 7☽︎ Moon00:29 – 01:42
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:42 – 02:56
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:56 – 04:09
- 10♂︎ Mars04:09 – 05:22
- 11☉︎ Sun05:22 – 06:36
- 12♀︎ Venus06:36 – 07:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nîmes?
On Tuesday, 24 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:48 and sets at 17:09: the day lasts 9h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:49, lasts 14h 40m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:48 to 08:35: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.