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, 24 August 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:56
- Sunset
- 20:32
- Next sunrise
- 06:57
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:56 – 08:04
- 2☉︎ Sun08:04 – 09:12
- 3♀︎ Venus09:12 – 10:20
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:20 – 11:28
- 5☽︎ Moon11:28 – 12:36
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:36 – 13:44
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:44 – 14:52
- 8♂︎ Mars14:52 – 16:00
- 9☉︎ Sun16:00 – 17:08
- 10♀︎ Venus17:08 – 18:16
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:16 – 19:24
- 12☽︎ Moon19:24 – 20:32
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:32 – 21:24
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:24 – 22:16
- 3♂︎ Mars22:16 – 23:08
- 4☉︎ Sun23:08 – 00:01
- 5♀︎ Venus00:01 – 00:53
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:53 – 01:45
- 7☽︎ Moon01:45 – 02:37
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:37 – 03:29
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:29 – 04:21
- 10♂︎ Mars04:21 – 05:13
- 11☉︎ Sun05:13 – 06:05
- 12♀︎ Venus06:05 – 06:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nîmes?
On Tuesday, 24 August 2027, the Sun rises at 06:56 and sets at 20:32: the day lasts 13h 36m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:57, lasts 10h 25m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:56 to 08:04: 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.