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, 5 April 2027: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 07:17
- Sunset
- 20:13
- Next sunrise
- 07:15
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon07:17 – 08:22
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:22 – 09:26
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:26 – 10:31
- 4♂︎ Mars10:31 – 11:36
- 5☉︎ Sun11:36 – 12:41
- 6♀︎ Venus12:41 – 13:45
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:45 – 14:50
- 8☽︎ Moon14:50 – 15:55
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:55 – 16:59
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:59 – 18:04
- 11♂︎ Mars18:04 – 19:09
- 12☉︎ Sun19:09 – 20:13
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus20:13 – 21:09
- 2☿︎ Mercury21:09 – 22:04
- 3☽︎ Moon22:04 – 22:59
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:59 – 23:54
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:54 – 00:49
- 6♂︎ Mars00:49 – 01:44
- 7☉︎ Sun01:44 – 02:40
- 8♀︎ Venus02:40 – 03:35
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:35 – 04:30
- 10☽︎ Moon04:30 – 05:25
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:25 – 06:20
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:20 – 07:15
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nîmes?
On Monday, 5 April 2027, the Sun rises at 07:17 and sets at 20:13: the day lasts 12h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:15, lasts 11h 02m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 07:17 to 08:22: 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.