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, 8 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:25
- Sunset
- 21:20
- Next sunrise
- 06:26
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:25 – 07:39
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:39 – 08:54
- 3♂︎ Mars08:54 – 10:08
- 4☉︎ Sun10:08 – 11:23
- 5♀︎ Venus11:23 – 12:38
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:38 – 13:52
- 7☽︎ Moon13:52 – 15:07
- 8♄︎ Saturn15:07 – 16:22
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:22 – 17:36
- 10♂︎ Mars17:36 – 18:51
- 11☉︎ Sun18:51 – 20:06
- 12♀︎ Venus20:06 – 21:20
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury21:20 – 22:06
- 2☽︎ Moon22:06 – 22:51
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:51 – 23:37
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:37 – 00:22
- 5♂︎ Mars00:22 – 01:08
- 6☉︎ Sun01:08 – 01:53
- 7♀︎ Venus01:53 – 02:39
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:39 – 03:24
- 9☽︎ Moon03:24 – 04:10
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:10 – 04:55
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:55 – 05:41
- 12♂︎ Mars05:41 – 06:26
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lille?
On Saturday, 8 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:25 and sets at 21:20: the day lasts 14h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:26, lasts 9h 06m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:25 to 07:39: 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.