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 Tuesday, 22 December 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 08:47
- Sunset
- 16:45
- Next sunrise
- 08:47
A day hour lasts 40 min; a night hour, 1h 20m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars08:47 – 09:26
- 2☉︎ Sun09:26 – 10:06
- 3♀︎ Venus10:06 – 10:46
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:46 – 11:26
- 5☽︎ Moon11:26 – 12:06
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:06 – 12:46
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:46 – 13:26
- 8♂︎ Mars13:26 – 14:06
- 9☉︎ Sun14:06 – 14:45
- 10♀︎ Venus14:45 – 15:25
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:25 – 16:05
- 12☽︎ Moon16:05 – 16:45
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn16:45 – 18:05
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:05 – 19:25
- 3♂︎ Mars19:25 – 20:46
- 4☉︎ Sun20:46 – 22:06
- 5♀︎ Venus22:06 – 23:26
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:26 – 00:46
- 7☽︎ Moon00:46 – 02:06
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:06 – 03:26
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:26 – 04:47
- 10♂︎ Mars04:47 – 06:07
- 11☉︎ Sun06:07 – 07:27
- 12♀︎ Venus07:27 – 08:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lille?
On Tuesday, 22 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:47 and sets at 16:45: the day lasts 7h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 40 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:47, lasts 16h 02m: twelve night hours of 1h 20m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 08:47 to 09:26: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.