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, 26 December 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:15
- Sunset
- 17:10
- Next sunrise
- 08:15
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 15m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:15 – 09:00
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:00 – 09:44
- 3♂︎ Mars09:44 – 10:29
- 4☉︎ Sun10:29 – 11:13
- 5♀︎ Venus11:13 – 11:58
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:58 – 12:43
- 7☽︎ Moon12:43 – 13:27
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:27 – 14:12
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:12 – 14:56
- 10♂︎ Mars14:56 – 15:41
- 11☉︎ Sun15:41 – 16:26
- 12♀︎ Venus16:26 – 17:10
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:10 – 18:26
- 2☽︎ Moon18:26 – 19:41
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:41 – 20:57
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:57 – 22:12
- 5♂︎ Mars22:12 – 23:27
- 6☉︎ Sun23:27 – 00:43
- 7♀︎ Venus00:43 – 01:58
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:58 – 03:14
- 9☽︎ Moon03:14 – 04:29
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:29 – 05:44
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:44 – 07:00
- 12♂︎ Mars07:00 – 08:15
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nîmes?
On Saturday, 26 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:15 and sets at 17:10: the day lasts 8h 55m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:15, lasts 15h 05m: twelve night hours of 1h 15m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:15 to 09:00: 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.