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, 21 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:20
- Sunset
- 18:43
- Next sunrise
- 08:21
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:20 – 09:12
- 2☽︎ Moon09:12 – 10:04
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:04 – 10:56
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:56 – 11:48
- 5♂︎ Mars11:48 – 12:40
- 6☉︎ Sun12:40 – 13:31
- 7♀︎ Venus13:31 – 14:23
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:23 – 15:15
- 9☽︎ Moon15:15 – 16:07
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:07 – 16:59
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:59 – 17:51
- 12♂︎ Mars17:51 – 18:43
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:43 – 19:51
- 2♀︎ Venus19:51 – 21:00
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:00 – 22:08
- 4☽︎ Moon22:08 – 23:16
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:16 – 00:24
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:24 – 01:32
- 7♂︎ Mars01:32 – 02:41
- 8☉︎ Sun02:41 – 03:49
- 9♀︎ Venus03:49 – 04:57
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:57 – 06:05
- 11☽︎ Moon06:05 – 07:13
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:13 – 08:21
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lille?
On Wednesday, 21 October 2026, the Sun rises at 08:20 and sets at 18:43: the day lasts 10h 23m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:21, lasts 13h 38m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:20 to 09:12: 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.