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 Sunday, 9 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:26
- Sunset
- 21:19
- Next sunrise
- 06:28
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:26 – 07:40
- 2♀︎ Venus07:40 – 08:55
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:55 – 10:09
- 4☽︎ Moon10:09 – 11:24
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:24 – 12:38
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:38 – 13:52
- 7♂︎ Mars13:52 – 15:07
- 8☉︎ Sun15:07 – 16:21
- 9♀︎ Venus16:21 – 17:35
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:35 – 18:50
- 11☽︎ Moon18:50 – 20:04
- 12♄︎ Saturn20:04 – 21:19
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:19 – 22:04
- 2♂︎ Mars22:04 – 22:50
- 3☉︎ Sun22:50 – 23:36
- 4♀︎ Venus23:36 – 00:22
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:22 – 01:07
- 6☽︎ Moon01:07 – 01:53
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:53 – 02:39
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:39 – 03:25
- 9♂︎ Mars03:25 – 04:10
- 10☉︎ Sun04:10 – 04:56
- 11♀︎ Venus04:56 – 05:42
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:42 – 06:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lille?
On Sunday, 9 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:26 and sets at 21:19: the day lasts 14h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:28, lasts 9h 09m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:26 to 07:40: 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.