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, 29 May 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:05
- Sunset
- 21:15
- Next sunrise
- 06:04
A day hour lasts 1h 16m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:05 – 07:21
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:21 – 08:36
- 3♂︎ Mars08:36 – 09:52
- 4☉︎ Sun09:52 – 11:08
- 5♀︎ Venus11:08 – 12:24
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:24 – 13:40
- 7☽︎ Moon13:40 – 14:56
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:56 – 16:11
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:11 – 17:27
- 10♂︎ Mars17:27 – 18:43
- 11☉︎ Sun18:43 – 19:59
- 12♀︎ Venus19:59 – 21:15
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury21:15 – 21:59
- 2☽︎ Moon21:59 – 22:43
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:43 – 23:27
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:27 – 00:11
- 5♂︎ Mars00:11 – 00:55
- 6☉︎ Sun00:55 – 01:39
- 7♀︎ Venus01:39 – 02:24
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:24 – 03:08
- 9☽︎ Moon03:08 – 03:52
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:52 – 04:36
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:36 – 05:20
- 12♂︎ Mars05:20 – 06:04
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nîmes?
On Saturday, 29 May 2027, the Sun rises at 06:05 and sets at 21:15: the day lasts 15h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 16m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:04, lasts 8h 50m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:05 to 07:21: 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.