Planetary hours
in Nice.
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, 7 December 2025: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:50
- Sunset
- 16:53
- Next sunrise
- 07:51
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 15m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:50 – 08:36
- 2♀︎ Venus08:36 – 09:21
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:21 – 10:06
- 4☽︎ Moon10:06 – 10:51
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:51 – 11:37
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:37 – 12:22
- 7♂︎ Mars12:22 – 13:07
- 8☉︎ Sun13:07 – 13:52
- 9♀︎ Venus13:52 – 14:38
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:38 – 15:23
- 11☽︎ Moon15:23 – 16:08
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:08 – 16:53
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:53 – 18:08
- 2♂︎ Mars18:08 – 19:23
- 3☉︎ Sun19:23 – 20:38
- 4♀︎ Venus20:38 – 21:53
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:53 – 23:07
- 6☽︎ Moon23:07 – 00:22
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:22 – 01:37
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:37 – 02:52
- 9♂︎ Mars02:52 – 04:07
- 10☉︎ Sun04:07 – 05:22
- 11♀︎ Venus05:22 – 06:37
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:37 – 07:51
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nice?
On Sunday, 7 December 2025, the Sun rises at 07:50 and sets at 16:53: the day lasts 9h 03m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:51, lasts 14h 58m: twelve night hours of 1h 15m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:50 to 08:36: 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.