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 Thursday, 5 October 2028: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 07:45
- Sunset
- 19:15
- Next sunrise
- 07:46
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter07:45 – 08:42
- 2♂︎ Mars08:42 – 09:40
- 3☉︎ Sun09:40 – 10:37
- 4♀︎ Venus10:37 – 11:35
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:35 – 12:32
- 6☽︎ Moon12:32 – 13:30
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:30 – 14:27
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:27 – 15:25
- 9♂︎ Mars15:25 – 16:23
- 10☉︎ Sun16:23 – 17:20
- 11♀︎ Venus17:20 – 18:18
- 12☿︎ Mercury18:18 – 19:15
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon19:15 – 20:18
- 2♄︎ Saturn20:18 – 21:20
- 3♃︎ Jupiter21:20 – 22:23
- 4♂︎ Mars22:23 – 23:25
- 5☉︎ Sun23:25 – 00:28
- 6♀︎ Venus00:28 – 01:31
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:31 – 02:33
- 8☽︎ Moon02:33 – 03:36
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:36 – 04:38
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:38 – 05:41
- 11♂︎ Mars05:41 – 06:43
- 12☉︎ Sun06:43 – 07:46
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nîmes?
On Thursday, 5 October 2028, the Sun rises at 07:45 and sets at 19:15: the day lasts 11h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:46, lasts 12h 31m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 07:45 to 08:42: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.