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, 9 September 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:03
- Sunset
- 19:52
- Next sunrise
- 07:04
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:03 – 08:07
- 2☽︎ Moon08:07 – 09:11
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:11 – 10:15
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:15 – 11:19
- 5♂︎ Mars11:19 – 12:23
- 6☉︎ Sun12:23 – 13:27
- 7♀︎ Venus13:27 – 14:31
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:31 – 15:36
- 9☽︎ Moon15:36 – 16:40
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:40 – 17:44
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:44 – 18:48
- 12♂︎ Mars18:48 – 19:52
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:52 – 20:48
- 2♀︎ Venus20:48 – 21:44
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:44 – 22:40
- 4☽︎ Moon22:40 – 23:36
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:36 – 00:32
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:32 – 01:28
- 7♂︎ Mars01:28 – 02:24
- 8☉︎ Sun02:24 – 03:20
- 9♀︎ Venus03:20 – 04:16
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:16 – 05:12
- 11☽︎ Moon05:12 – 06:08
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:08 – 07:04
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nice?
On Wednesday, 9 September 2026, the Sun rises at 07:03 and sets at 19:52: the day lasts 12h 49m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:04, lasts 11h 12m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:03 to 08:07: 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.