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, 7 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:35
- Sunset
- 19:01
- Next sunrise
- 07:36
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:35 – 08:32
- 2☽︎ Moon08:32 – 09:29
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:29 – 10:26
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:26 – 11:24
- 5♂︎ Mars11:24 – 12:21
- 6☉︎ Sun12:21 – 13:18
- 7♀︎ Venus13:18 – 14:15
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:15 – 15:12
- 9☽︎ Moon15:12 – 16:09
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:09 – 17:07
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:07 – 18:04
- 12♂︎ Mars18:04 – 19:01
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:01 – 20:04
- 2♀︎ Venus20:04 – 21:07
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:07 – 22:10
- 4☽︎ Moon22:10 – 23:13
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:13 – 00:16
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:16 – 01:18
- 7♂︎ Mars01:18 – 02:21
- 8☉︎ Sun02:21 – 03:24
- 9♀︎ Venus03:24 – 04:27
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:27 – 05:30
- 11☽︎ Moon05:30 – 06:33
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:33 – 07:36
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nice?
On Wednesday, 7 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:35 and sets at 19:01: the day lasts 11h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:36, lasts 12h 35m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:35 to 08:32: 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.