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 Sunday, 26 April 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:36
- Sunset
- 20:41
- Next sunrise
- 06:34
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:36 – 07:46
- 2♀︎ Venus07:46 – 08:57
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:57 – 10:07
- 4☽︎ Moon10:07 – 11:17
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:17 – 12:28
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:28 – 13:38
- 7♂︎ Mars13:38 – 14:49
- 8☉︎ Sun14:49 – 15:59
- 9♀︎ Venus15:59 – 17:10
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:10 – 18:20
- 11☽︎ Moon18:20 – 19:30
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:30 – 20:41
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:41 – 21:30
- 2♂︎ Mars21:30 – 22:20
- 3☉︎ Sun22:20 – 23:09
- 4♀︎ Venus23:09 – 23:59
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:59 – 00:48
- 6☽︎ Moon00:48 – 01:38
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:38 – 02:27
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:27 – 03:16
- 9♂︎ Mars03:16 – 04:06
- 10☉︎ Sun04:06 – 04:55
- 11♀︎ Venus04:55 – 05:45
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:45 – 06:34
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lyon?
On Sunday, 26 April 2026, the Sun rises at 06:36 and sets at 20:41: the day lasts 14h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:34, lasts 9h 53m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:36 to 07:46: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.