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, 8 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:57
- Sunset
- 21:14
- Next sunrise
- 05:58
A day hour lasts 1h 16m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:57 – 07:13
- 2☽︎ Moon07:13 – 08:30
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:30 – 09:46
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:46 – 11:03
- 5♂︎ Mars11:03 – 12:19
- 6☉︎ Sun12:19 – 13:35
- 7♀︎ Venus13:35 – 14:52
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:52 – 16:08
- 9☽︎ Moon16:08 – 17:25
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:25 – 18:41
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:41 – 19:57
- 12♂︎ Mars19:57 – 21:14
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun21:14 – 21:57
- 2♀︎ Venus21:57 – 22:41
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:41 – 23:25
- 4☽︎ Moon23:25 – 00:08
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:08 – 00:52
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:52 – 01:36
- 7♂︎ Mars01:36 – 02:19
- 8☉︎ Sun02:19 – 03:03
- 9♀︎ Venus03:03 – 03:47
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:47 – 04:30
- 11☽︎ Moon04:30 – 05:14
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:14 – 05:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nice?
On Wednesday, 8 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:57 and sets at 21:14: the day lasts 15h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 16m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:58, lasts 8h 44m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:57 to 07:13: 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.