Planetary hours
in Lyon.
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, 3 April 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:17
- Sunset
- 20:11
- Next sunrise
- 07:15
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:17 – 08:21
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:21 – 09:26
- 3☽︎ Moon09:26 – 10:30
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:30 – 11:35
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:35 – 12:39
- 6♂︎ Mars12:39 – 13:44
- 7☉︎ Sun13:44 – 14:48
- 8♀︎ Venus14:48 – 15:53
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:53 – 16:57
- 10☽︎ Moon16:57 – 18:02
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:02 – 19:06
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:06 – 20:11
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:11 – 21:06
- 2☉︎ Sun21:06 – 22:02
- 3♀︎ Venus22:02 – 22:57
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:57 – 23:52
- 5☽︎ Moon23:52 – 00:48
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:48 – 01:43
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:43 – 02:38
- 8♂︎ Mars02:38 – 03:34
- 9☉︎ Sun03:34 – 04:29
- 10♀︎ Venus04:29 – 05:24
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:24 – 06:19
- 12☽︎ Moon06:19 – 07:15
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lyon?
On Friday, 3 April 2026, the Sun rises at 07:17 and sets at 20:11: the day lasts 12h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:15, lasts 11h 04m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:17 to 08:21: 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.