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 Monday, 6 December 2027: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 08:01
- Sunset
- 17:05
- Next sunrise
- 08:02
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 15m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon08:01 – 08:46
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:46 – 09:32
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:32 – 10:17
- 4♂︎ Mars10:17 – 11:02
- 5☉︎ Sun11:02 – 11:48
- 6♀︎ Venus11:48 – 12:33
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:33 – 13:18
- 8☽︎ Moon13:18 – 14:03
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:03 – 14:49
- 10♃︎ Jupiter14:49 – 15:34
- 11♂︎ Mars15:34 – 16:19
- 12☉︎ Sun16:19 – 17:05
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus17:05 – 18:19
- 2☿︎ Mercury18:19 – 19:34
- 3☽︎ Moon19:34 – 20:49
- 4♄︎ Saturn20:49 – 22:04
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:04 – 23:19
- 6♂︎ Mars23:19 – 00:33
- 7☉︎ Sun00:33 – 01:48
- 8♀︎ Venus01:48 – 03:03
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:03 – 04:18
- 10☽︎ Moon04:18 – 05:32
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:32 – 06:47
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:47 – 08:02
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nîmes?
On Monday, 6 December 2027, the Sun rises at 08:01 and sets at 17:05: the day lasts 9h 04m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:02, lasts 14h 57m: twelve night hours of 1h 15m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 08:01 to 08:46: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.