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, 30 October 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:15
- Sunset
- 18:36
- Next sunrise
- 07:16
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:15 – 09:07
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:07 – 09:59
- 3♂︎ Mars09:59 – 10:50
- 4☉︎ Sun10:50 – 11:42
- 5♀︎ Venus11:42 – 12:34
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:34 – 13:25
- 7☽︎ Moon13:25 – 14:17
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:17 – 15:09
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:09 – 16:01
- 10♂︎ Mars16:01 – 16:52
- 11☉︎ Sun16:52 – 17:44
- 12♀︎ Venus17:44 – 18:36
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:36 – 19:44
- 2☽︎ Moon19:44 – 20:53
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:53 – 22:01
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:01 – 23:09
- 5♂︎ Mars23:09 – 00:18
- 6☉︎ Sun00:18 – 01:26
- 7♀︎ Venus01:26 – 02:34
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:34 – 02:43
- 9☽︎ Moon02:43 – 03:51
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:51 – 05:00
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:00 – 06:08
- 12♂︎ Mars06:08 – 07:16
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nîmes?
On Saturday, 30 October 2027, the Sun rises at 08:15 and sets at 18:36: the day lasts 10h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:16, lasts 13h 41m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:15 to 09:07: 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.