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 Friday, 21 August 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:44
- Sunset
- 20:56
- Next sunrise
- 06:46
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:44 – 07:55
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:55 – 09:06
- 3☽︎ Moon09:06 – 10:17
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:17 – 11:28
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:28 – 12:39
- 6♂︎ Mars12:39 – 13:50
- 7☉︎ Sun13:50 – 15:01
- 8♀︎ Venus15:01 – 16:12
- 9☿︎ Mercury16:12 – 17:23
- 10☽︎ Moon17:23 – 18:34
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:34 – 19:45
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:45 – 20:56
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:56 – 21:45
- 2☉︎ Sun21:45 – 22:34
- 3♀︎ Venus22:34 – 23:23
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:23 – 00:12
- 5☽︎ Moon00:12 – 01:01
- 6♄︎ Saturn01:01 – 01:51
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:51 – 02:40
- 8♂︎ Mars02:40 – 03:29
- 9☉︎ Sun03:29 – 04:18
- 10♀︎ Venus04:18 – 05:07
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:07 – 05:57
- 12☽︎ Moon05:57 – 06:46
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lille?
On Friday, 21 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:44 and sets at 20:56: the day lasts 14h 11m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:46, lasts 9h 50m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:44 to 07:55: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.