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, 24 June 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:50
- Sunset
- 21:16
- Next sunrise
- 05:50
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:50 – 07:07
- 2☽︎ Moon07:07 – 08:24
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:24 – 09:41
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:41 – 10:58
- 5♂︎ Mars10:58 – 12:16
- 6☉︎ Sun12:16 – 13:33
- 7♀︎ Venus13:33 – 14:50
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:50 – 16:07
- 9☽︎ Moon16:07 – 17:25
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:25 – 18:42
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:42 – 19:59
- 12♂︎ Mars19:59 – 21:16
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun21:16 – 21:59
- 2♀︎ Venus21:59 – 22:42
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:42 – 23:25
- 4☽︎ Moon23:25 – 00:07
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:07 – 00:50
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:50 – 01:33
- 7♂︎ Mars01:33 – 02:16
- 8☉︎ Sun02:16 – 02:59
- 9♀︎ Venus02:59 – 03:41
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:41 – 04:24
- 11☽︎ Moon04:24 – 05:07
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:07 – 05:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nice?
On Wednesday, 24 June 2026, the Sun rises at 05:50 and sets at 21:16: the day lasts 15h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:50, lasts 8h 34m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:50 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.