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, 15 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:02
- Sunset
- 21:10
- Next sunrise
- 06:03
A day hour lasts 1h 16m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:02 – 07:18
- 2☽︎ Moon07:18 – 08:34
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:34 – 09:49
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:49 – 11:05
- 5♂︎ Mars11:05 – 12:21
- 6☉︎ Sun12:21 – 13:36
- 7♀︎ Venus13:36 – 14:52
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:52 – 16:07
- 9☽︎ Moon16:07 – 17:23
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:23 – 18:39
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:39 – 19:54
- 12♂︎ Mars19:54 – 21:10
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun21:10 – 21:54
- 2♀︎ Venus21:54 – 22:39
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:39 – 23:23
- 4☽︎ Moon23:23 – 00:08
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:08 – 00:52
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:52 – 01:37
- 7♂︎ Mars01:37 – 02:21
- 8☉︎ Sun02:21 – 03:06
- 9♀︎ Venus03:06 – 03:50
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:50 – 04:34
- 11☽︎ Moon04:34 – 05:19
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:19 – 06:03
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nice?
On Wednesday, 15 July 2026, the Sun rises at 06:02 and sets at 21:10: the day lasts 15h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 16m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:03, lasts 8h 53m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:02 to 07:18: 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.