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, 30 September 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:46
- Sunset
- 19:28
- Next sunrise
- 07:47
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:46 – 08:44
- 2☽︎ Moon08:44 – 09:43
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:43 – 10:41
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:41 – 11:40
- 5♂︎ Mars11:40 – 12:38
- 6☉︎ Sun12:38 – 13:37
- 7♀︎ Venus13:37 – 14:35
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:35 – 15:34
- 9☽︎ Moon15:34 – 16:32
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:32 – 17:31
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:31 – 18:29
- 12♂︎ Mars18:29 – 19:28
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:28 – 20:29
- 2♀︎ Venus20:29 – 21:31
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:31 – 22:33
- 4☽︎ Moon22:33 – 23:34
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:34 – 00:36
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:36 – 01:38
- 7♂︎ Mars01:38 – 02:39
- 8☉︎ Sun02:39 – 03:41
- 9♀︎ Venus03:41 – 04:42
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:42 – 05:44
- 11☽︎ Moon05:44 – 06:46
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:46 – 07:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lille?
On Wednesday, 30 September 2026, the Sun rises at 07:46 and sets at 19:28: the day lasts 11h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:47, lasts 12h 20m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:46 to 08:44: 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.