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 Sunday, 5 July 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:55
- Sunset
- 21:15
- Next sunrise
- 05:56
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:55 – 07:12
- 2♀︎ Venus07:12 – 08:28
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:28 – 09:45
- 4☽︎ Moon09:45 – 11:02
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:02 – 12:18
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:18 – 13:35
- 7♂︎ Mars13:35 – 14:52
- 8☉︎ Sun14:52 – 16:08
- 9♀︎ Venus16:08 – 17:25
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:25 – 18:42
- 11☽︎ Moon18:42 – 19:58
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:58 – 21:15
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:15 – 21:58
- 2♂︎ Mars21:58 – 22:42
- 3☉︎ Sun22:42 – 23:25
- 4♀︎ Venus23:25 – 00:08
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:08 – 00:52
- 6☽︎ Moon00:52 – 01:35
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:35 – 02:19
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:19 – 03:02
- 9♂︎ Mars03:02 – 03:45
- 10☉︎ Sun03:45 – 04:29
- 11♀︎ Venus04:29 – 05:12
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:12 – 05:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nice?
On Sunday, 5 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:55 and sets at 21:15: the day lasts 15h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:56, lasts 8h 41m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:55 to 07:12: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.