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 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:52
- Sunset
- 16:53
- Next sunrise
- 07:53
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 15m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:52 – 08:37
- 2☽︎ Moon08:37 – 09:22
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:22 – 10:07
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:07 – 10:52
- 5♂︎ Mars10:52 – 11:38
- 6☉︎ Sun11:38 – 12:23
- 7♀︎ Venus12:23 – 13:08
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:08 – 13:53
- 9☽︎ Moon13:53 – 14:38
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:38 – 15:23
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:23 – 16:08
- 12♂︎ Mars16:08 – 16:53
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:53 – 18:08
- 2♀︎ Venus18:08 – 19:23
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:23 – 20:38
- 4☽︎ Moon20:38 – 21:53
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:53 – 23:08
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:08 – 00:23
- 7♂︎ Mars00:23 – 01:38
- 8☉︎ Sun01:38 – 02:53
- 9♀︎ Venus02:53 – 04:08
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:08 – 05:23
- 11☽︎ Moon05:23 – 06:38
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:38 – 07:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nice?
On Wednesday, 9 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:52 and sets at 16:53: the day lasts 9h 01m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:53, lasts 15h 00m: twelve night hours of 1h 15m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:52 to 08:37: 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.