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, 6 March 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:11
- Sunset
- 18:37
- Next sunrise
- 07:09
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:11 – 08:08
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:08 – 09:05
- 3♂︎ Mars09:05 – 10:02
- 4☉︎ Sun10:02 – 10:59
- 5♀︎ Venus10:59 – 11:57
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:57 – 12:54
- 7☽︎ Moon12:54 – 13:51
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:51 – 14:48
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:48 – 15:45
- 10♂︎ Mars15:45 – 16:42
- 11☉︎ Sun16:42 – 17:39
- 12♀︎ Venus17:39 – 18:37
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:37 – 19:39
- 2☽︎ Moon19:39 – 20:42
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:42 – 21:45
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:45 – 22:47
- 5♂︎ Mars22:47 – 23:50
- 6☉︎ Sun23:50 – 00:53
- 7♀︎ Venus00:53 – 01:56
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:56 – 02:58
- 9☽︎ Moon02:58 – 04:01
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:01 – 05:04
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:04 – 06:06
- 12♂︎ Mars06:06 – 07:09
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nîmes?
On Saturday, 6 March 2027, the Sun rises at 07:11 and sets at 18:37: the day lasts 11h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:09, lasts 12h 33m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:11 to 08:08: 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.