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, 3 February 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:20
- Sunset
- 17:43
- Next sunrise
- 08:19
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:20 – 09:07
- 2☽︎ Moon09:07 – 09:54
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:54 – 10:41
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:41 – 11:28
- 5♂︎ Mars11:28 – 12:14
- 6☉︎ Sun12:14 – 13:01
- 7♀︎ Venus13:01 – 13:48
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:48 – 14:35
- 9☽︎ Moon14:35 – 15:22
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:22 – 16:09
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:09 – 16:56
- 12♂︎ Mars16:56 – 17:43
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:43 – 18:56
- 2♀︎ Venus18:56 – 20:09
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:09 – 21:22
- 4☽︎ Moon21:22 – 22:35
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:35 – 23:48
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:48 – 01:01
- 7♂︎ Mars01:01 – 02:14
- 8☉︎ Sun02:14 – 03:27
- 9♀︎ Venus03:27 – 04:40
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:40 – 05:53
- 11☽︎ Moon05:53 – 07:06
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:06 – 08:19
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lille?
On Wednesday, 3 February 2027, the Sun rises at 08:20 and sets at 17:43: the day lasts 9h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:19, lasts 14h 36m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:20 to 09:07: 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.