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, 3 June 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:51
- Sunset
- 21:07
- Next sunrise
- 05:50
A day hour lasts 1h 16m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:51 – 07:07
- 2☽︎ Moon07:07 – 08:23
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:23 – 09:40
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:40 – 10:56
- 5♂︎ Mars10:56 – 12:12
- 6☉︎ Sun12:12 – 13:29
- 7♀︎ Venus13:29 – 14:45
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:45 – 16:01
- 9☽︎ Moon16:01 – 17:18
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:18 – 18:34
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:34 – 19:50
- 12♂︎ Mars19:50 – 21:07
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun21:07 – 21:50
- 2♀︎ Venus21:50 – 22:34
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:34 – 23:18
- 4☽︎ Moon23:18 – 00:01
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:01 – 00:45
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:45 – 01:29
- 7♂︎ Mars01:29 – 02:12
- 8☉︎ Sun02:12 – 02:56
- 9♀︎ Venus02:56 – 03:39
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:39 – 04:23
- 11☽︎ Moon04:23 – 05:07
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:07 – 05:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nice?
On Wednesday, 3 June 2026, the Sun rises at 05:51 and sets at 21:07: the day lasts 15h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 16m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:50, lasts 8h 44m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:51 to 07:07: 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.