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 September 2028: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:39
- Sunset
- 19:24
- Next sunrise
- 07:40
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:39 – 08:38
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:38 – 09:36
- 3♂︎ Mars09:36 – 10:35
- 4☉︎ Sun10:35 – 11:34
- 5♀︎ Venus11:34 – 12:33
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:33 – 13:32
- 7☽︎ Moon13:32 – 14:30
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:30 – 15:29
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:29 – 16:28
- 10♂︎ Mars16:28 – 17:27
- 11☉︎ Sun17:27 – 18:25
- 12♀︎ Venus18:25 – 19:24
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:24 – 20:25
- 2☽︎ Moon20:25 – 21:27
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:27 – 22:28
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:28 – 23:29
- 5♂︎ Mars23:29 – 00:31
- 6☉︎ Sun00:31 – 01:32
- 7♀︎ Venus01:32 – 02:33
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:33 – 03:35
- 9☽︎ Moon03:35 – 04:36
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:36 – 05:37
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:37 – 06:39
- 12♂︎ Mars06:39 – 07:40
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nîmes?
On Saturday, 30 September 2028, the Sun rises at 07:39 and sets at 19:24: the day lasts 11h 45m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:40, lasts 12h 16m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:39 to 08:38: 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.