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, 4 December 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:30
- Sunset
- 16:44
- Next sunrise
- 08:32
A day hour lasts 41 min; a night hour, 1h 19m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:30 – 09:12
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:12 – 09:53
- 3☽︎ Moon09:53 – 10:34
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:34 – 11:15
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:15 – 11:56
- 6♂︎ Mars11:56 – 12:37
- 7☉︎ Sun12:37 – 13:18
- 8♀︎ Venus13:18 – 14:00
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:00 – 14:41
- 10☽︎ Moon14:41 – 15:22
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:22 – 16:03
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:03 – 16:44
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars16:44 – 18:03
- 2☉︎ Sun18:03 – 19:22
- 3♀︎ Venus19:22 – 20:41
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:41 – 22:00
- 5☽︎ Moon22:00 – 23:19
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:19 – 00:38
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:38 – 01:57
- 8♂︎ Mars01:57 – 03:16
- 9☉︎ Sun03:16 – 04:35
- 10♀︎ Venus04:35 – 05:54
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:54 – 07:13
- 12☽︎ Moon07:13 – 08:32
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lille?
On Friday, 4 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:30 and sets at 16:44: the day lasts 8h 14m, that is twelve day hours of 41 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:32, lasts 15h 48m: twelve night hours of 1h 19m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:30 to 09:12: 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.