Planetary hours
in Lille.
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 Saturday, 16 August 2025: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:37
- Sunset
- 21:05
- Next sunrise
- 06:39
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:37 – 07:49
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:49 – 09:02
- 3♂︎ Mars09:02 – 10:14
- 4☉︎ Sun10:14 – 11:26
- 5♀︎ Venus11:26 – 12:39
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:39 – 13:51
- 7☽︎ Moon13:51 – 15:03
- 8♄︎ Saturn15:03 – 16:16
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:16 – 17:28
- 10♂︎ Mars17:28 – 18:40
- 11☉︎ Sun18:40 – 19:53
- 12♀︎ Venus19:53 – 21:05
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury21:05 – 21:53
- 2☽︎ Moon21:53 – 22:41
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:41 – 23:28
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:28 – 00:16
- 5♂︎ Mars00:16 – 01:04
- 6☉︎ Sun01:04 – 01:52
- 7♀︎ Venus01:52 – 02:40
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:40 – 03:27
- 9☽︎ Moon03:27 – 04:15
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:15 – 05:03
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:03 – 05:51
- 12♂︎ Mars05:51 – 06:39
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lille?
On Saturday, 16 August 2025, the Sun rises at 06:37 and sets at 21:05: the day lasts 14h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:39, lasts 9h 34m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:37 to 07:49: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.