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 Tuesday, 8 December 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:51
- Sunset
- 16:53
- Next sunrise
- 07:52
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 15m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:51 – 08:36
- 2☉︎ Sun08:36 – 09:21
- 3♀︎ Venus09:21 – 10:07
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:07 – 10:52
- 5☽︎ Moon10:52 – 11:37
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:37 – 12:22
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:22 – 13:07
- 8♂︎ Mars13:07 – 13:53
- 9☉︎ Sun13:53 – 14:38
- 10♀︎ Venus14:38 – 15:23
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:23 – 16:08
- 12☽︎ Moon16:08 – 16:53
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn16:53 – 18:08
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:08 – 19:23
- 3♂︎ Mars19:23 – 20:38
- 4☉︎ Sun20:38 – 21:53
- 5♀︎ Venus21:53 – 23:08
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:08 – 00:23
- 7☽︎ Moon00:23 – 01:38
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:38 – 02:52
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:52 – 04:07
- 10♂︎ Mars04:07 – 05:22
- 11☉︎ Sun05:22 – 06:37
- 12♀︎ Venus06:37 – 07:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nice?
On Tuesday, 8 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:51 and sets at 16:53: the day lasts 9h 02m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:52, lasts 14h 59m: twelve night hours of 1h 15m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:51 to 08:36: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.