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, 17 January 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:00
- Sunset
- 17:21
- Next sunrise
- 07:59
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:00 – 08:47
- 2♀︎ Venus08:47 – 09:34
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:34 – 10:20
- 4☽︎ Moon10:20 – 11:07
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:07 – 11:54
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:54 – 12:41
- 7♂︎ Mars12:41 – 13:27
- 8☉︎ Sun13:27 – 14:14
- 9♀︎ Venus14:14 – 15:01
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:01 – 15:48
- 11☽︎ Moon15:48 – 16:34
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:34 – 17:21
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:21 – 18:34
- 2♂︎ Mars18:34 – 19:48
- 3☉︎ Sun19:48 – 21:01
- 4♀︎ Venus21:01 – 22:14
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:14 – 23:27
- 6☽︎ Moon23:27 – 00:40
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:40 – 01:53
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:53 – 03:07
- 9♂︎ Mars03:07 – 04:20
- 10☉︎ Sun04:20 – 05:33
- 11♀︎ Venus05:33 – 06:46
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:46 – 07:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nice?
On Sunday, 17 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:00 and sets at 17:21: the day lasts 9h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:59, lasts 14h 38m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:00 to 08:47: 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.