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 Sunday, 18 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:48
- Sunset
- 18:42
- Next sunrise
- 07:49
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:48 – 08:43
- 2♀︎ Venus08:43 – 09:37
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:37 – 10:32
- 4☽︎ Moon10:32 – 11:26
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:26 – 12:21
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:21 – 13:15
- 7♂︎ Mars13:15 – 14:10
- 8☉︎ Sun14:10 – 15:04
- 9♀︎ Venus15:04 – 15:59
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:59 – 16:53
- 11☽︎ Moon16:53 – 17:48
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:48 – 18:42
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:42 – 19:48
- 2♂︎ Mars19:48 – 20:53
- 3☉︎ Sun20:53 – 21:59
- 4♀︎ Venus21:59 – 23:05
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:05 – 00:10
- 6☽︎ Moon00:10 – 01:16
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:16 – 02:21
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:21 – 03:27
- 9♂︎ Mars03:27 – 04:33
- 10☉︎ Sun04:33 – 05:38
- 11♀︎ Venus05:38 – 06:44
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:44 – 07:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nice?
On Sunday, 18 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:48 and sets at 18:42: the day lasts 10h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:49, lasts 13h 07m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:48 to 08:43: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.