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 Wednesday, 8 April 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:00
- Sunset
- 20:05
- Next sunrise
- 06:58
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:00 – 08:05
- 2☽︎ Moon08:05 – 09:11
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:11 – 10:16
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:16 – 11:22
- 5♂︎ Mars11:22 – 12:27
- 6☉︎ Sun12:27 – 13:33
- 7♀︎ Venus13:33 – 14:38
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:38 – 15:44
- 9☽︎ Moon15:44 – 16:49
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:49 – 17:55
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:55 – 19:00
- 12♂︎ Mars19:00 – 20:05
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:05 – 21:00
- 2♀︎ Venus21:00 – 21:54
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:54 – 22:49
- 4☽︎ Moon22:49 – 23:43
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:43 – 00:37
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:37 – 01:32
- 7♂︎ Mars01:32 – 02:26
- 8☉︎ Sun02:26 – 03:21
- 9♀︎ Venus03:21 – 04:15
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:15 – 05:09
- 11☽︎ Moon05:09 – 06:04
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:04 – 06:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nice?
On Wednesday, 8 April 2026, the Sun rises at 07:00 and sets at 20:05: the day lasts 13h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:58, lasts 10h 53m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:00 to 08:05: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.