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, 2 January 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:21
- Sunset
- 17:07
- Next sunrise
- 08:21
A day hour lasts 44 min; a night hour, 1h 16m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:21 – 09:05
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:05 – 09:49
- 3♂︎ Mars09:49 – 10:33
- 4☉︎ Sun10:33 – 11:16
- 5♀︎ Venus11:16 – 12:00
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:00 – 12:44
- 7☽︎ Moon12:44 – 13:28
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:28 – 14:12
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:12 – 14:56
- 10♂︎ Mars14:56 – 15:39
- 11☉︎ Sun15:39 – 16:23
- 12♀︎ Venus16:23 – 17:07
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:07 – 18:23
- 2☽︎ Moon18:23 – 19:39
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:39 – 20:56
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:56 – 22:12
- 5♂︎ Mars22:12 – 23:28
- 6☉︎ Sun23:28 – 00:44
- 7♀︎ Venus00:44 – 02:00
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:00 – 03:16
- 9☽︎ Moon03:16 – 04:33
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:33 – 05:49
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:49 – 07:05
- 12♂︎ Mars07:05 – 08:21
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lyon?
On Saturday, 2 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:21 and sets at 17:07: the day lasts 8h 46m, that is twelve day hours of 44 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:21, lasts 15h 14m: twelve night hours of 1h 16m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:21 to 09:05: 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.