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 Wednesday, 7 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:46
- Sunset
- 19:09
- Next sunrise
- 07:47
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:46 – 08:43
- 2☽︎ Moon08:43 – 09:40
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:40 – 10:37
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:37 – 11:34
- 5♂︎ Mars11:34 – 12:31
- 6☉︎ Sun12:31 – 13:28
- 7♀︎ Venus13:28 – 14:24
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:24 – 15:21
- 9☽︎ Moon15:21 – 16:18
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:18 – 17:15
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:15 – 18:12
- 12♂︎ Mars18:12 – 19:09
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:09 – 20:12
- 2♀︎ Venus20:12 – 21:16
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:16 – 22:19
- 4☽︎ Moon22:19 – 23:22
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:22 – 00:25
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:25 – 01:28
- 7♂︎ Mars01:28 – 02:31
- 8☉︎ Sun02:31 – 03:35
- 9♀︎ Venus03:35 – 04:38
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:38 – 05:41
- 11☽︎ Moon05:41 – 06:44
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:44 – 07:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lyon?
On Wednesday, 7 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:46 and sets at 19:09: the day lasts 11h 23m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:47, lasts 12h 38m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:46 to 08:43: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.