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, 17 February 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:40
- Sunset
- 18:09
- Next sunrise
- 07:38
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:40 – 08:32
- 2☽︎ Moon08:32 – 09:25
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:25 – 10:17
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:17 – 11:10
- 5♂︎ Mars11:10 – 12:02
- 6☉︎ Sun12:02 – 12:54
- 7♀︎ Venus12:54 – 13:47
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:47 – 14:39
- 9☽︎ Moon14:39 – 15:32
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:32 – 16:24
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:24 – 17:17
- 12♂︎ Mars17:17 – 18:09
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:09 – 19:17
- 2♀︎ Venus19:17 – 20:24
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:24 – 21:31
- 4☽︎ Moon21:31 – 22:39
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:39 – 23:46
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:46 – 00:54
- 7♂︎ Mars00:54 – 02:01
- 8☉︎ Sun02:01 – 03:08
- 9♀︎ Venus03:08 – 04:16
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:16 – 05:23
- 11☽︎ Moon05:23 – 06:31
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:31 – 07:38
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lyon?
On Wednesday, 17 February 2027, the Sun rises at 07:40 and sets at 18:09: the day lasts 10h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:38, lasts 13h 29m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:40 to 08:32: 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.