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, 3 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:41
- Sunset
- 19:17
- Next sunrise
- 07:42
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:41 – 08:39
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:39 – 09:37
- 3♂︎ Mars09:37 – 10:35
- 4☉︎ Sun10:35 – 11:33
- 5♀︎ Venus11:33 – 12:31
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:31 – 13:29
- 7☽︎ Moon13:29 – 14:27
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:27 – 15:25
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:25 – 16:23
- 10♂︎ Mars16:23 – 17:21
- 11☉︎ Sun17:21 – 18:19
- 12♀︎ Venus18:19 – 19:17
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:17 – 20:19
- 2☽︎ Moon20:19 – 21:21
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:21 – 22:23
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:23 – 23:25
- 5♂︎ Mars23:25 – 00:27
- 6☉︎ Sun00:27 – 01:29
- 7♀︎ Venus01:29 – 02:31
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:31 – 03:34
- 9☽︎ Moon03:34 – 04:36
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:36 – 05:38
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:38 – 06:40
- 12♂︎ Mars06:40 – 07:42
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lyon?
On Saturday, 3 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:41 and sets at 19:17: the day lasts 11h 36m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:42, lasts 12h 25m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:41 to 08:39: 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.