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 Wednesday, 29 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:10
- Sunset
- 21:37
- Next sunrise
- 06:11
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:10 – 07:27
- 2☽︎ Moon07:27 – 08:44
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:44 – 10:02
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:02 – 11:19
- 5♂︎ Mars11:19 – 12:36
- 6☉︎ Sun12:36 – 13:53
- 7♀︎ Venus13:53 – 15:11
- 8☿︎ Mercury15:11 – 16:28
- 9☽︎ Moon16:28 – 17:45
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:45 – 19:02
- 11♃︎ Jupiter19:02 – 20:19
- 12♂︎ Mars20:19 – 21:37
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun21:37 – 22:20
- 2♀︎ Venus22:20 – 23:02
- 3☿︎ Mercury23:02 – 23:45
- 4☽︎ Moon23:45 – 00:28
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:28 – 01:11
- 6♃︎ Jupiter01:11 – 01:54
- 7♂︎ Mars01:54 – 02:37
- 8☉︎ Sun02:37 – 03:20
- 9♀︎ Venus03:20 – 04:03
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:03 – 04:46
- 11☽︎ Moon04:46 – 05:28
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:28 – 06:11
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lille?
On Wednesday, 29 July 2026, the Sun rises at 06:10 and sets at 21:37: the day lasts 15h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:11, lasts 8h 35m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:10 to 07:27: 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.