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, 28 November 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:53
- Sunset
- 17:07
- Next sunrise
- 07:54
A day hour lasts 46 min; a night hour, 1h 14m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:53 – 08:39
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:39 – 09:25
- 3♂︎ Mars09:25 – 10:11
- 4☉︎ Sun10:11 – 10:57
- 5♀︎ Venus10:57 – 11:44
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:44 – 12:30
- 7☽︎ Moon12:30 – 13:16
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:16 – 14:02
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:02 – 14:48
- 10♂︎ Mars14:48 – 15:35
- 11☉︎ Sun15:35 – 16:21
- 12♀︎ Venus16:21 – 17:07
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:07 – 18:21
- 2☽︎ Moon18:21 – 19:35
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:35 – 20:49
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:49 – 22:03
- 5♂︎ Mars22:03 – 23:17
- 6☉︎ Sun23:17 – 00:30
- 7♀︎ Venus00:30 – 01:44
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:44 – 02:58
- 9☽︎ Moon02:58 – 04:12
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:12 – 05:26
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:26 – 06:40
- 12♂︎ Mars06:40 – 07:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nîmes?
On Saturday, 28 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:53 and sets at 17:07: the day lasts 9h 14m, that is twelve day hours of 46 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:54, lasts 14h 47m: twelve night hours of 1h 14m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:53 to 08:39: 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.