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 Monday, 8 February 2027: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 07:51
- Sunset
- 18:02
- Next sunrise
- 07:50
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon07:51 – 08:42
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:42 – 09:33
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:33 – 10:24
- 4♂︎ Mars10:24 – 11:15
- 5☉︎ Sun11:15 – 12:06
- 6♀︎ Venus12:06 – 12:56
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:56 – 13:47
- 8☽︎ Moon13:47 – 14:38
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:38 – 15:29
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:29 – 16:20
- 11♂︎ Mars16:20 – 17:11
- 12☉︎ Sun17:11 – 18:02
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:02 – 19:11
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:11 – 20:20
- 3☽︎ Moon20:20 – 21:29
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:29 – 22:38
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:38 – 23:47
- 6♂︎ Mars23:47 – 00:56
- 7☉︎ Sun00:56 – 02:05
- 8♀︎ Venus02:05 – 03:14
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:14 – 04:23
- 10☽︎ Moon04:23 – 05:32
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:32 – 06:41
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:41 – 07:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nîmes?
On Monday, 8 February 2027, the Sun rises at 07:51 and sets at 18:02: the day lasts 10h 11m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:50, lasts 13h 48m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 07:51 to 08:42: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.