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, 8 December 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 08:03
- Sunset
- 17:04
- Next sunrise
- 08:04
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 15m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars08:03 – 08:48
- 2☉︎ Sun08:48 – 09:33
- 3♀︎ Venus09:33 – 10:19
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:19 – 11:04
- 5☽︎ Moon11:04 – 11:49
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:49 – 12:34
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:34 – 13:19
- 8♂︎ Mars13:19 – 14:04
- 9☉︎ Sun14:04 – 14:49
- 10♀︎ Venus14:49 – 15:34
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:34 – 16:19
- 12☽︎ Moon16:19 – 17:04
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:04 – 18:19
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:19 – 19:34
- 3♂︎ Mars19:34 – 20:49
- 4☉︎ Sun20:49 – 22:04
- 5♀︎ Venus22:04 – 23:19
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:19 – 00:34
- 7☽︎ Moon00:34 – 01:49
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:49 – 03:04
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:04 – 04:19
- 10♂︎ Mars04:19 – 05:34
- 11☉︎ Sun05:34 – 06:49
- 12♀︎ Venus06:49 – 08:04
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nîmes?
On Tuesday, 8 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:03 and sets at 17:04: the day lasts 9h 01m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:04, lasts 15h 00m: twelve night hours of 1h 15m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 08:03 to 08:48: 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.