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 Friday, 8 October 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:47
- Sunset
- 19:11
- Next sunrise
- 07:49
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:47 – 08:44
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:44 – 09:41
- 3☽︎ Moon09:41 – 10:38
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:38 – 11:35
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:35 – 12:32
- 6♂︎ Mars12:32 – 13:29
- 7☉︎ Sun13:29 – 14:26
- 8♀︎ Venus14:26 – 15:23
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:23 – 16:20
- 10☽︎ Moon16:20 – 17:17
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:17 – 18:14
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:14 – 19:11
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:11 – 20:14
- 2☉︎ Sun20:14 – 21:17
- 3♀︎ Venus21:17 – 22:21
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:21 – 23:24
- 5☽︎ Moon23:24 – 00:27
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:27 – 01:30
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:30 – 02:33
- 8♂︎ Mars02:33 – 03:36
- 9☉︎ Sun03:36 – 04:39
- 10♀︎ Venus04:39 – 05:42
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:42 – 06:46
- 12☽︎ Moon06:46 – 07:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nîmes?
On Friday, 8 October 2027, the Sun rises at 07:47 and sets at 19:11: the day lasts 11h 24m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:49, lasts 12h 38m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:47 to 08:44: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.