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, 19 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:39
- Sunset
- 20:28
- Next sunrise
- 06:40
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:39 – 07:48
- 2☽︎ Moon07:48 – 08:57
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:57 – 10:06
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:06 – 11:16
- 5♂︎ Mars11:16 – 12:25
- 6☉︎ Sun12:25 – 13:34
- 7♀︎ Venus13:34 – 14:43
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:43 – 15:52
- 9☽︎ Moon15:52 – 17:01
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:01 – 18:10
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:10 – 19:19
- 12♂︎ Mars19:19 – 20:28
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:28 – 21:19
- 2♀︎ Venus21:19 – 22:10
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:10 – 23:01
- 4☽︎ Moon23:01 – 23:52
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:52 – 00:43
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:43 – 01:34
- 7♂︎ Mars01:34 – 02:25
- 8☉︎ Sun02:25 – 03:16
- 9♀︎ Venus03:16 – 04:07
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:07 – 04:58
- 11☽︎ Moon04:58 – 05:49
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:49 – 06:40
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nice?
On Wednesday, 19 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:39 and sets at 20:28: the day lasts 13h 49m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:40, lasts 10h 12m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:39 to 07:48: 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.