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, 1 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:52
- Sunset
- 21:16
- Next sunrise
- 05:53
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:52 – 07:09
- 2☽︎ Moon07:09 – 08:26
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:26 – 09:43
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:43 – 11:00
- 5♂︎ Mars11:00 – 12:17
- 6☉︎ Sun12:17 – 13:34
- 7♀︎ Venus13:34 – 14:51
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:51 – 16:08
- 9☽︎ Moon16:08 – 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 – 00:08
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:08 – 00:51
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:51 – 01:34
- 7♂︎ Mars01:34 – 02:18
- 8☉︎ Sun02:18 – 03:01
- 9♀︎ Venus03:01 – 03:44
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:44 – 04:27
- 11☽︎ Moon04:27 – 05:10
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:10 – 05:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nice?
On Wednesday, 1 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:52 and sets at 21:16: the day lasts 15h 23m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:53, lasts 8h 37m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:52 to 07:09: 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.