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, 8 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:27
- Sunset
- 20:45
- Next sunrise
- 06:28
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:27 – 07:38
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:38 – 08:50
- 3♂︎ Mars08:50 – 10:01
- 4☉︎ Sun10:01 – 11:13
- 5♀︎ Venus11:13 – 12:24
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:24 – 13:36
- 7☽︎ Moon13:36 – 14:47
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:47 – 15:59
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:59 – 17:10
- 10♂︎ Mars17:10 – 18:22
- 11☉︎ Sun18:22 – 19:33
- 12♀︎ Venus19:33 – 20:45
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:45 – 21:33
- 2☽︎ Moon21:33 – 22:22
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:22 – 23:10
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:10 – 23:59
- 5♂︎ Mars23:59 – 00:48
- 6☉︎ Sun00:48 – 01:36
- 7♀︎ Venus01:36 – 02:25
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:25 – 03:14
- 9☽︎ Moon03:14 – 04:02
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:02 – 04:51
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:51 – 05:39
- 12♂︎ Mars05:39 – 06:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nice?
On Saturday, 8 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:27 and sets at 20:45: the day lasts 14h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:28, lasts 9h 44m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:27 to 07:38: 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.