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 Tuesday, 8 June 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:00
- Sunset
- 21:22
- Next sunrise
- 06:00
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:00 – 07:17
- 2☉︎ Sun07:17 – 08:34
- 3♀︎ Venus08:34 – 09:51
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:51 – 11:08
- 5☽︎ Moon11:08 – 12:24
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:24 – 13:41
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:41 – 14:58
- 8♂︎ Mars14:58 – 16:15
- 9☉︎ Sun16:15 – 17:32
- 10♀︎ Venus17:32 – 18:49
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:49 – 20:05
- 12☽︎ Moon20:05 – 21:22
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn21:22 – 22:05
- 2♃︎ Jupiter22:05 – 22:49
- 3♂︎ Mars22:49 – 23:32
- 4☉︎ Sun23:32 – 00:15
- 5♀︎ Venus00:15 – 00:58
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:58 – 01:41
- 7☽︎ Moon01:41 – 02:24
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:24 – 03:07
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:07 – 03:51
- 10♂︎ Mars03:51 – 04:34
- 11☉︎ Sun04:34 – 05:17
- 12♀︎ Venus05:17 – 06:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nîmes?
On Tuesday, 8 June 2027, the Sun rises at 06:00 and sets at 21:22: the day lasts 15h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:00, lasts 8h 38m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:00 to 07:17: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.