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, 2 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:39
- Sunset
- 19:19
- Next sunrise
- 07:41
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:39 – 08:38
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:38 – 09:36
- 3☽︎ Moon09:36 – 10:34
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:34 – 11:33
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:33 – 12:31
- 6♂︎ Mars12:31 – 13:29
- 7☉︎ Sun13:29 – 14:27
- 8♀︎ Venus14:27 – 15:26
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:26 – 16:24
- 10☽︎ Moon16:24 – 17:22
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:22 – 18:20
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:20 – 19:19
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:19 – 20:20
- 2☉︎ Sun20:20 – 21:22
- 3♀︎ Venus21:22 – 22:24
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:24 – 23:26
- 5☽︎ Moon23:26 – 00:28
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:28 – 01:30
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:30 – 02:32
- 8♂︎ Mars02:32 – 03:33
- 9☉︎ Sun03:33 – 04:35
- 10♀︎ Venus04:35 – 05:37
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:37 – 06:39
- 12☽︎ Moon06:39 – 07:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lyon?
On Friday, 2 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:39 and sets at 19:19: the day lasts 11h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:41, lasts 12h 22m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:39 to 08:38: 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.