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, 2 September 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:03
- Sunset
- 20:30
- Next sunrise
- 07:04
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:03 – 08:10
- 2☽︎ Moon08:10 – 09:17
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:17 – 10:25
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:25 – 11:32
- 5♂︎ Mars11:32 – 12:39
- 6☉︎ Sun12:39 – 13:46
- 7♀︎ Venus13:46 – 14:54
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:54 – 16:01
- 9☽︎ Moon16:01 – 17:08
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:08 – 18:16
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:16 – 19:23
- 12♂︎ Mars19:23 – 20:30
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:30 – 21:23
- 2♀︎ Venus21:23 – 22:16
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:16 – 23:09
- 4☽︎ Moon23:09 – 00:02
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:02 – 00:54
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:54 – 01:47
- 7♂︎ Mars01:47 – 02:40
- 8☉︎ Sun02:40 – 03:33
- 9♀︎ Venus03:33 – 04:26
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:26 – 05:19
- 11☽︎ Moon05:19 – 06:11
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:11 – 07:04
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lille?
On Wednesday, 2 September 2026, the Sun rises at 07:03 and sets at 20:30: the day lasts 13h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:04, lasts 10h 34m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:03 to 08:10: 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.