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, 9 October 2028: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 07:50
- Sunset
- 19:08
- Next sunrise
- 07:51
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon07:50 – 08:46
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:46 – 09:43
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:43 – 10:39
- 4♂︎ Mars10:39 – 11:36
- 5☉︎ Sun11:36 – 12:32
- 6♀︎ Venus12:32 – 13:29
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:29 – 14:25
- 8☽︎ Moon14:25 – 15:22
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:22 – 16:18
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:18 – 17:15
- 11♂︎ Mars17:15 – 18:12
- 12☉︎ Sun18:12 – 19:08
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus19:08 – 20:12
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:12 – 21:15
- 3☽︎ Moon21:15 – 22:19
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:19 – 23:22
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:22 – 00:26
- 6♂︎ Mars00:26 – 01:29
- 7☉︎ Sun01:29 – 02:33
- 8♀︎ Venus02:33 – 03:37
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:37 – 04:40
- 10☽︎ Moon04:40 – 05:44
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:44 – 06:47
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:47 – 07:51
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nîmes?
On Monday, 9 October 2028, the Sun rises at 07:50 and sets at 19:08: the day lasts 11h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:51, lasts 12h 43m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 07:50 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.