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 Thursday, 17 December 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 08:11
- Sunset
- 17:06
- Next sunrise
- 08:11
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 15m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter08:11 – 08:55
- 2♂︎ Mars08:55 – 09:40
- 3☉︎ Sun09:40 – 10:24
- 4♀︎ Venus10:24 – 11:09
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:09 – 11:54
- 6☽︎ Moon11:54 – 12:38
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:38 – 13:23
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:23 – 14:07
- 9♂︎ Mars14:07 – 14:52
- 10☉︎ Sun14:52 – 15:36
- 11♀︎ Venus15:36 – 16:21
- 12☿︎ Mercury16:21 – 17:06
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon17:06 – 18:21
- 2♄︎ Saturn18:21 – 19:37
- 3♃︎ Jupiter19:37 – 20:52
- 4♂︎ Mars20:52 – 22:08
- 5☉︎ Sun22:08 – 23:23
- 6♀︎ Venus23:23 – 00:38
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:38 – 01:54
- 8☽︎ Moon01:54 – 03:09
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:09 – 04:25
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:25 – 05:40
- 11♂︎ Mars05:40 – 06:56
- 12☉︎ Sun06:56 – 08:11
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nîmes?
On Thursday, 17 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:11 and sets at 17:06: the day lasts 8h 55m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:11, lasts 15h 05m: twelve night hours of 1h 15m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 08:11 to 08:55: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.