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 Tuesday, 6 October 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:45
- Sunset
- 19:11
- Next sunrise
- 07:46
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:45 – 08:42
- 2☉︎ Sun08:42 – 09:39
- 3♀︎ Venus09:39 – 10:36
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:36 – 11:33
- 5☽︎ Moon11:33 – 12:31
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:31 – 13:28
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:28 – 14:25
- 8♂︎ Mars14:25 – 15:22
- 9☉︎ Sun15:22 – 16:19
- 10♀︎ Venus16:19 – 17:17
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:17 – 18:14
- 12☽︎ Moon18:14 – 19:11
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:11 – 20:14
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:14 – 21:17
- 3♂︎ Mars21:17 – 22:20
- 4☉︎ Sun22:20 – 23:23
- 5♀︎ Venus23:23 – 00:26
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:26 – 01:28
- 7☽︎ Moon01:28 – 02:31
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:31 – 03:34
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:34 – 04:37
- 10♂︎ Mars04:37 – 05:40
- 11☉︎ Sun05:40 – 06:43
- 12♀︎ Venus06:43 – 07:46
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lyon?
On Tuesday, 6 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:45 and sets at 19:11: the day lasts 11h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:46, lasts 12h 35m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:45 to 08:42: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.