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, 5 December 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:00
- Sunset
- 17:05
- Next sunrise
- 08:01
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 15m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:00 – 08:46
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:46 – 09:31
- 3♂︎ Mars09:31 – 10:16
- 4☉︎ Sun10:16 – 11:02
- 5♀︎ Venus11:02 – 11:47
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:47 – 12:33
- 7☽︎ Moon12:33 – 13:18
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:18 – 14:03
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:03 – 14:49
- 10♂︎ Mars14:49 – 15:34
- 11☉︎ Sun15:34 – 16:19
- 12♀︎ Venus16:19 – 17:05
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:05 – 18:19
- 2☽︎ Moon18:19 – 19:34
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:34 – 20:49
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:49 – 22:04
- 5♂︎ Mars22:04 – 23:18
- 6☉︎ Sun23:18 – 00:33
- 7♀︎ Venus00:33 – 01:48
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:48 – 03:02
- 9☽︎ Moon03:02 – 04:17
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:17 – 05:32
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:32 – 06:47
- 12♂︎ Mars06:47 – 08:01
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nîmes?
On Saturday, 5 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:00 and sets at 17:05: the day lasts 9h 04m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:01, lasts 14h 57m: twelve night hours of 1h 15m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:00 to 08:46: 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.