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, 26 December 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:48
- Sunset
- 16:48
- Next sunrise
- 08:48
A day hour lasts 40 min; a night hour, 1h 20m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:48 – 09:28
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:28 – 10:08
- 3♂︎ Mars10:08 – 10:48
- 4☉︎ Sun10:48 – 11:28
- 5♀︎ Venus11:28 – 12:08
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:08 – 12:48
- 7☽︎ Moon12:48 – 13:28
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:28 – 14:08
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:08 – 14:48
- 10♂︎ Mars14:48 – 15:28
- 11☉︎ Sun15:28 – 16:08
- 12♀︎ Venus16:08 – 16:48
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury16:48 – 18:08
- 2☽︎ Moon18:08 – 19:28
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:28 – 20:48
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:48 – 22:08
- 5♂︎ Mars22:08 – 23:28
- 6☉︎ Sun23:28 – 00:48
- 7♀︎ Venus00:48 – 02:08
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:08 – 03:28
- 9☽︎ Moon03:28 – 04:48
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:48 – 06:08
- 11♃︎ Jupiter06:08 – 07:28
- 12♂︎ Mars07:28 – 08:48
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lille?
On Saturday, 26 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:48 and sets at 16:48: the day lasts 8h 00m, that is twelve day hours of 40 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:48, lasts 16h 01m: twelve night hours of 1h 20m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:48 to 09:28: 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.