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, 17 June 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:48
- Sunset
- 21:15
- Next sunrise
- 05:48
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:48 – 07:05
- 2☽︎ Moon07:05 – 08:23
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:23 – 09:40
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:40 – 10:57
- 5♂︎ Mars10:57 – 12:14
- 6☉︎ Sun12:14 – 13:31
- 7♀︎ Venus13:31 – 14:49
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:49 – 16:06
- 9☽︎ Moon16:06 – 17:23
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:23 – 18:40
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:40 – 19:57
- 12♂︎ Mars19:57 – 21:15
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun21:15 – 21:57
- 2♀︎ Venus21:57 – 22:40
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:40 – 23:23
- 4☽︎ Moon23:23 – 00:06
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:06 – 00:49
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:49 – 01:31
- 7♂︎ Mars01:31 – 02:14
- 8☉︎ Sun02:14 – 02:57
- 9♀︎ Venus02:57 – 03:40
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:40 – 04:23
- 11☽︎ Moon04:23 – 05:05
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:05 – 05:48
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nice?
On Wednesday, 17 June 2026, the Sun rises at 05:48 and sets at 21:15: the day lasts 15h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:48, lasts 8h 34m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:48 to 07:05: 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.