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, 17 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:13
- Sunset
- 18:51
- Next sunrise
- 08:15
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:13 – 09:06
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:06 – 09:59
- 3♂︎ Mars09:59 – 10:53
- 4☉︎ Sun10:53 – 11:46
- 5♀︎ Venus11:46 – 12:39
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:39 – 13:32
- 7☽︎ Moon13:32 – 14:25
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:25 – 15:19
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:19 – 16:12
- 10♂︎ Mars16:12 – 17:05
- 11☉︎ Sun17:05 – 17:58
- 12♀︎ Venus17:58 – 18:51
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:51 – 19:58
- 2☽︎ Moon19:58 – 21:05
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:05 – 22:12
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:12 – 23:19
- 5♂︎ Mars23:19 – 00:26
- 6☉︎ Sun00:26 – 01:33
- 7♀︎ Venus01:33 – 02:40
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:40 – 03:47
- 9☽︎ Moon03:47 – 04:54
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:54 – 06:01
- 11♃︎ Jupiter06:01 – 07:08
- 12♂︎ Mars07:08 – 08:15
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lille?
On Saturday, 17 October 2026, the Sun rises at 08:13 and sets at 18:51: the day lasts 10h 38m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:15, lasts 13h 23m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:13 to 09:06: 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.