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 Saturday, 2 May 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:26
- Sunset
- 20:49
- Next sunrise
- 06:25
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:26 – 07:38
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:38 – 08:50
- 3♂︎ Mars08:50 – 10:02
- 4☉︎ Sun10:02 – 11:14
- 5♀︎ Venus11:14 – 12:26
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:26 – 13:38
- 7☽︎ Moon13:38 – 14:49
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:49 – 16:01
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:01 – 17:13
- 10♂︎ Mars17:13 – 18:25
- 11☉︎ Sun18:25 – 19:37
- 12♀︎ Venus19:37 – 20:49
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:49 – 21:37
- 2☽︎ Moon21:37 – 22:25
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:25 – 23:13
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:13 – 00:01
- 5♂︎ Mars00:01 – 00:49
- 6☉︎ Sun00:49 – 01:37
- 7♀︎ Venus01:37 – 02:25
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:25 – 03:13
- 9☽︎ Moon03:13 – 04:01
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:01 – 04:49
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:49 – 05:37
- 12♂︎ Mars05:37 – 06:25
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lyon?
On Saturday, 2 May 2026, the Sun rises at 06:26 and sets at 20:49: the day lasts 14h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:25, lasts 9h 36m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:26 to 07:38: 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.