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, 29 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:16
- Sunset
- 20:57
- Next sunrise
- 06:17
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:16 – 07:29
- 2☽︎ Moon07:29 – 08:43
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:43 – 09:56
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:56 – 11:10
- 5♂︎ Mars11:10 – 12:23
- 6☉︎ Sun12:23 – 13:37
- 7♀︎ Venus13:37 – 14:50
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:50 – 16:03
- 9☽︎ Moon16:03 – 17:17
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:17 – 18:30
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:30 – 19:44
- 12♂︎ Mars19:44 – 20:57
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:57 – 21:44
- 2♀︎ Venus21:44 – 22:30
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:30 – 23:17
- 4☽︎ Moon23:17 – 00:04
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:04 – 00:50
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:50 – 01:37
- 7♂︎ Mars01:37 – 02:24
- 8☉︎ Sun02:24 – 03:10
- 9♀︎ Venus03:10 – 03:57
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:57 – 04:44
- 11☽︎ Moon04:44 – 05:30
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:30 – 06:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nice?
On Wednesday, 29 July 2026, the Sun rises at 06:16 and sets at 20:57: the day lasts 14h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:17, lasts 9h 20m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:16 to 07:29: 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.