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, 22 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:09
- Sunset
- 21:04
- Next sunrise
- 06:10
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:09 – 07:24
- 2☽︎ Moon07:24 – 08:38
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:38 – 09:53
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:53 – 11:07
- 5♂︎ Mars11:07 – 12:22
- 6☉︎ Sun12:22 – 13:37
- 7♀︎ Venus13:37 – 14:51
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:51 – 16:06
- 9☽︎ Moon16:06 – 17:20
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:20 – 18:35
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:35 – 19:50
- 12♂︎ Mars19:50 – 21:04
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun21:04 – 21:50
- 2♀︎ Venus21:50 – 22:35
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:35 – 23:21
- 4☽︎ Moon23:21 – 00:06
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:06 – 00:52
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:52 – 01:37
- 7♂︎ Mars01:37 – 02:23
- 8☉︎ Sun02:23 – 03:08
- 9♀︎ Venus03:08 – 03:54
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:54 – 04:39
- 11☽︎ Moon04:39 – 05:24
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:24 – 06:10
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nice?
On Wednesday, 22 July 2026, the Sun rises at 06:09 and sets at 21:04: the day lasts 14h 55m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:10, lasts 9h 06m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:09 to 07:24: 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.