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 Friday, 3 April 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:09
- Sunset
- 19:59
- Next sunrise
- 07:07
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:09 – 08:13
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:13 – 09:17
- 3☽︎ Moon09:17 – 10:21
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:21 – 11:26
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:26 – 12:30
- 6♂︎ Mars12:30 – 13:34
- 7☉︎ Sun13:34 – 14:38
- 8♀︎ Venus14:38 – 15:43
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:43 – 16:47
- 10☽︎ Moon16:47 – 17:51
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:51 – 18:55
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:55 – 19:59
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:59 – 20:55
- 2☉︎ Sun20:55 – 21:51
- 3♀︎ Venus21:51 – 22:46
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:46 – 23:42
- 5☽︎ Moon23:42 – 00:38
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:38 – 01:33
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:33 – 02:29
- 8♂︎ Mars02:29 – 03:24
- 9☉︎ Sun03:24 – 04:20
- 10♀︎ Venus04:20 – 05:16
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:16 – 06:11
- 12☽︎ Moon06:11 – 07:07
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nice?
On Friday, 3 April 2026, the Sun rises at 07:09 and sets at 19:59: the day lasts 12h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:07, lasts 11h 07m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:09 to 08:13: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.