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 Saturday, 18 July 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:05
- Sunset
- 21:08
- Next sunrise
- 06:06
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:05 – 07:20
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:20 – 08:36
- 3♂︎ Mars08:36 – 09:51
- 4☉︎ Sun09:51 – 11:06
- 5♀︎ Venus11:06 – 12:21
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:21 – 13:36
- 7☽︎ Moon13:36 – 14:52
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:52 – 16:07
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:07 – 17:22
- 10♂︎ Mars17:22 – 18:37
- 11☉︎ Sun18:37 – 19:52
- 12♀︎ Venus19:52 – 21:08
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury21:08 – 21:53
- 2☽︎ Moon21:53 – 22:37
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:37 – 23:22
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:22 – 00:07
- 5♂︎ Mars00:07 – 00:52
- 6☉︎ Sun00:52 – 01:37
- 7♀︎ Venus01:37 – 02:22
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:22 – 03:07
- 9☽︎ Moon03:07 – 03:51
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:51 – 04:36
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:36 – 05:21
- 12♂︎ Mars05:21 – 06:06
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nice?
On Saturday, 18 July 2026, the Sun rises at 06:05 and sets at 21:08: the day lasts 15h 03m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:06, lasts 8h 58m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:05 to 07:20: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.