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, 5 September 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:58
- Sunset
- 19:59
- Next sunrise
- 06:59
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:58 – 08:03
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:03 – 09:08
- 3♂︎ Mars09:08 – 10:14
- 4☉︎ Sun10:14 – 11:19
- 5♀︎ Venus11:19 – 12:24
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:24 – 13:29
- 7☽︎ Moon13:29 – 14:34
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:34 – 15:39
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:39 – 16:44
- 10♂︎ Mars16:44 – 17:49
- 11☉︎ Sun17:49 – 18:54
- 12♀︎ Venus18:54 – 19:59
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:59 – 20:54
- 2☽︎ Moon20:54 – 21:49
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:49 – 22:44
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:44 – 23:39
- 5♂︎ Mars23:39 – 00:34
- 6☉︎ Sun00:34 – 01:29
- 7♀︎ Venus01:29 – 02:24
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:24 – 03:19
- 9☽︎ Moon03:19 – 04:14
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:14 – 05:09
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:09 – 06:04
- 12♂︎ Mars06:04 – 06:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nice?
On Saturday, 5 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:58 and sets at 19:59: the day lasts 13h 01m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:59, lasts 11h 00m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:58 to 08:03: 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.