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, 14 September 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:20
- Sunset
- 19:55
- Next sunrise
- 07:21
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:20 – 08:23
- 2☉︎ Sun08:23 – 09:26
- 3♀︎ Venus09:26 – 10:29
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:29 – 11:31
- 5☽︎ Moon11:31 – 12:34
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:34 – 13:37
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:37 – 14:40
- 8♂︎ Mars14:40 – 15:43
- 9☉︎ Sun15:43 – 16:46
- 10♀︎ Venus16:46 – 17:49
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:49 – 18:52
- 12☽︎ Moon18:52 – 19:55
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:55 – 20:52
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:52 – 21:49
- 3♂︎ Mars21:49 – 22:46
- 4☉︎ Sun22:46 – 23:44
- 5♀︎ Venus23:44 – 00:41
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:41 – 01:38
- 7☽︎ Moon01:38 – 02:35
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:35 – 03:32
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:32 – 04:29
- 10♂︎ Mars04:29 – 05:27
- 11☉︎ Sun05:27 – 06:24
- 12♀︎ Venus06:24 – 07:21
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nîmes?
On Tuesday, 14 September 2027, the Sun rises at 07:20 and sets at 19:55: the day lasts 12h 35m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:21, lasts 11h 26m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:20 to 08:23: 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.