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, 8 April 2028: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:10
- Sunset
- 20:18
- Next sunrise
- 07:09
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:10 – 08:16
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:16 – 09:22
- 3♂︎ Mars09:22 – 10:27
- 4☉︎ Sun10:27 – 11:33
- 5♀︎ Venus11:33 – 12:39
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:39 – 13:44
- 7☽︎ Moon13:44 – 14:50
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:50 – 15:55
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:55 – 17:01
- 10♂︎ Mars17:01 – 18:07
- 11☉︎ Sun18:07 – 19:12
- 12♀︎ Venus19:12 – 20:18
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:18 – 21:12
- 2☽︎ Moon21:12 – 22:06
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:06 – 23:01
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:01 – 23:55
- 5♂︎ Mars23:55 – 00:49
- 6☉︎ Sun00:49 – 01:43
- 7♀︎ Venus01:43 – 02:38
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:38 – 03:32
- 9☽︎ Moon03:32 – 04:26
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:26 – 05:20
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:20 – 06:15
- 12♂︎ Mars06:15 – 07:09
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nîmes?
On Saturday, 8 April 2028, the Sun rises at 07:10 and sets at 20:18: the day lasts 13h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:09, lasts 10h 51m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:10 to 08:16: 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.