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, 9 January 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:20
- Sunset
- 17:14
- Next sunrise
- 08:20
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 15m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:20 – 09:05
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:05 – 09:49
- 3♂︎ Mars09:49 – 10:34
- 4☉︎ Sun10:34 – 11:18
- 5♀︎ Venus11:18 – 12:03
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:03 – 12:47
- 7☽︎ Moon12:47 – 13:32
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:32 – 14:16
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:16 – 15:01
- 10♂︎ Mars15:01 – 15:45
- 11☉︎ Sun15:45 – 16:30
- 12♀︎ Venus16:30 – 17:14
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:14 – 18:30
- 2☽︎ Moon18:30 – 19:45
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:45 – 21:01
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:01 – 22:16
- 5♂︎ Mars22:16 – 23:32
- 6☉︎ Sun23:32 – 00:47
- 7♀︎ Venus00:47 – 02:03
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:03 – 03:18
- 9☽︎ Moon03:18 – 04:33
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:33 – 05:49
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:49 – 07:04
- 12♂︎ Mars07:04 – 08:20
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lyon?
On Saturday, 9 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:20 and sets at 17:14: the day lasts 8h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:20, lasts 15h 05m: twelve night hours of 1h 15m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:20 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.