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, 7 November 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:28
- Sunset
- 17:19
- Next sunrise
- 07:30
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:28 – 08:18
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:18 – 09:07
- 3♂︎ Mars09:07 – 09:56
- 4☉︎ Sun09:56 – 10:45
- 5♀︎ Venus10:45 – 11:34
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:34 – 12:23
- 7☽︎ Moon12:23 – 13:13
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:13 – 14:02
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:02 – 14:51
- 10♂︎ Mars14:51 – 15:40
- 11☉︎ Sun15:40 – 16:29
- 12♀︎ Venus16:29 – 17:19
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:19 – 18:30
- 2☽︎ Moon18:30 – 19:40
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:40 – 20:51
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:51 – 22:02
- 5♂︎ Mars22:02 – 23:13
- 6☉︎ Sun23:13 – 00:24
- 7♀︎ Venus00:24 – 01:35
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:35 – 02:46
- 9☽︎ Moon02:46 – 03:57
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:57 – 05:08
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:08 – 06:19
- 12♂︎ Mars06:19 – 07:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lyon?
On Saturday, 7 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:28 and sets at 17:19: the day lasts 9h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:30, lasts 14h 11m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:28 to 08:18: 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.