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 Saturday, 9 May 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:12
- Sunset
- 20:42
- Next sunrise
- 06:11
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:12 – 07:25
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:25 – 08:37
- 3♂︎ Mars08:37 – 09:50
- 4☉︎ Sun09:50 – 11:02
- 5♀︎ Venus11:02 – 12:15
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:15 – 13:27
- 7☽︎ Moon13:27 – 14:40
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:40 – 15:52
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:52 – 17:05
- 10♂︎ Mars17:05 – 18:17
- 11☉︎ Sun18:17 – 19:30
- 12♀︎ Venus19:30 – 20:42
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:42 – 21:30
- 2☽︎ Moon21:30 – 22:17
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:17 – 23:04
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:04 – 23:52
- 5♂︎ Mars23:52 – 00:39
- 6☉︎ Sun00:39 – 01:27
- 7♀︎ Venus01:27 – 02:14
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:14 – 03:01
- 9☽︎ Moon03:01 – 03:49
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:49 – 04:36
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:36 – 05:24
- 12♂︎ Mars05:24 – 06:11
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nice?
On Saturday, 9 May 2026, the Sun rises at 06:12 and sets at 20:42: the day lasts 14h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:11, lasts 9h 29m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:12 to 07:25: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.