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, 12 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:31
- Sunset
- 20:39
- Next sunrise
- 06:32
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:31 – 07:42
- 2☽︎ Moon07:42 – 08:53
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:53 – 10:03
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:03 – 11:14
- 5♂︎ Mars11:14 – 12:24
- 6☉︎ Sun12:24 – 13:35
- 7♀︎ Venus13:35 – 14:46
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:46 – 15:56
- 9☽︎ Moon15:56 – 17:07
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:07 – 18:18
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:18 – 19:28
- 12♂︎ Mars19:28 – 20:39
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:39 – 21:28
- 2♀︎ Venus21:28 – 22:18
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:18 – 23:07
- 4☽︎ Moon23:07 – 23:57
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:57 – 00:46
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:46 – 01:36
- 7♂︎ Mars01:36 – 02:25
- 8☉︎ Sun02:25 – 03:15
- 9♀︎ Venus03:15 – 04:04
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:04 – 04:54
- 11☽︎ Moon04:54 – 05:43
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:43 – 06:32
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nice?
On Wednesday, 12 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:31 and sets at 20:39: the day lasts 14h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:32, lasts 9h 54m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:31 to 07:42: 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.