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, 20 October 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:18
- Sunset
- 18:46
- Next sunrise
- 08:19
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:18 – 09:10
- 2☽︎ Moon09:10 – 10:02
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:02 – 10:55
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:55 – 11:47
- 5♂︎ Mars11:47 – 12:39
- 6☉︎ Sun12:39 – 13:32
- 7♀︎ Venus13:32 – 14:24
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:24 – 15:16
- 9☽︎ Moon15:16 – 16:09
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:09 – 17:01
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:01 – 17:53
- 12♂︎ Mars17:53 – 18:46
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:46 – 19:53
- 2♀︎ Venus19:53 – 21:01
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:01 – 22:09
- 4☽︎ Moon22:09 – 23:17
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:17 – 00:25
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:25 – 01:33
- 7♂︎ Mars01:33 – 02:40
- 8☉︎ Sun02:40 – 03:48
- 9♀︎ Venus03:48 – 04:56
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:56 – 06:04
- 11☽︎ Moon06:04 – 07:12
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:12 – 08:19
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lille?
On Wednesday, 20 October 2027, the Sun rises at 08:18 and sets at 18:46: the day lasts 10h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:19, lasts 13h 34m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:18 to 09:10: 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.