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 Sunday, 9 April 2028: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:09
- Sunset
- 20:19
- Next sunrise
- 07:07
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:09 – 08:15
- 2♀︎ Venus08:15 – 09:20
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:20 – 10:26
- 4☽︎ Moon10:26 – 11:32
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:32 – 12:38
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:38 – 13:44
- 7♂︎ Mars13:44 – 14:50
- 8☉︎ Sun14:50 – 15:56
- 9♀︎ Venus15:56 – 17:01
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:01 – 18:07
- 11☽︎ Moon18:07 – 19:13
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:13 – 20:19
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:19 – 21:13
- 2♂︎ Mars21:13 – 22:07
- 3☉︎ Sun22:07 – 23:01
- 4♀︎ Venus23:01 – 23:55
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:55 – 00:49
- 6☽︎ Moon00:49 – 01:43
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:43 – 02:37
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:37 – 03:31
- 9♂︎ Mars03:31 – 04:25
- 10☉︎ Sun04:25 – 05:19
- 11♀︎ Venus05:19 – 06:13
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:13 – 07:07
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nîmes?
On Sunday, 9 April 2028, the Sun rises at 07:09 and sets at 20:19: the day lasts 13h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:07, lasts 10h 48m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:09 to 08:15: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.