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 Friday, 25 December 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:03
- Sunset
- 16:58
- Next sunrise
- 08:03
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 15m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:03 – 08:47
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:47 – 09:32
- 3☽︎ Moon09:32 – 10:17
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:17 – 11:01
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:01 – 11:46
- 6♂︎ Mars11:46 – 12:30
- 7☉︎ Sun12:30 – 13:15
- 8♀︎ Venus13:15 – 14:00
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:00 – 14:44
- 10☽︎ Moon14:44 – 15:29
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:29 – 16:14
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:14 – 16:58
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars16:58 – 18:14
- 2☉︎ Sun18:14 – 19:29
- 3♀︎ Venus19:29 – 20:45
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:45 – 22:00
- 5☽︎ Moon22:00 – 23:15
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:15 – 00:31
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:31 – 01:46
- 8♂︎ Mars01:46 – 03:01
- 9☉︎ Sun03:01 – 04:17
- 10♀︎ Venus04:17 – 05:32
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:32 – 06:48
- 12☽︎ Moon06:48 – 08:03
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nice?
On Friday, 25 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:03 and sets at 16:58: the day lasts 8h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:03, lasts 15h 04m: twelve night hours of 1h 15m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:03 to 08:47: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.