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, 8 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:31
- Sunset
- 20:59
- Next sunrise
- 06:33
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:31 – 07:44
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:44 – 08:56
- 3♂︎ Mars08:56 – 10:08
- 4☉︎ Sun10:08 – 11:21
- 5♀︎ Venus11:21 – 12:33
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:33 – 13:45
- 7☽︎ Moon13:45 – 14:58
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:58 – 16:10
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:10 – 17:22
- 10♂︎ Mars17:22 – 18:35
- 11☉︎ Sun18:35 – 19:47
- 12♀︎ Venus19:47 – 20:59
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:59 – 21:47
- 2☽︎ Moon21:47 – 22:35
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:35 – 23:23
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:23 – 00:10
- 5♂︎ Mars00:10 – 00:58
- 6☉︎ Sun00:58 – 01:46
- 7♀︎ Venus01:46 – 02:34
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:34 – 03:22
- 9☽︎ Moon03:22 – 04:09
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:09 – 04:57
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:57 – 05:45
- 12♂︎ Mars05:45 – 06:33
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lyon?
On Saturday, 8 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:31 and sets at 20:59: the day lasts 14h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:33, lasts 9h 33m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:31 to 07:44: 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.