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, 6 October 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:44
- Sunset
- 19:12
- Next sunrise
- 07:46
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:44 – 08:42
- 2☽︎ Moon08:42 – 09:39
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:39 – 10:36
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:36 – 11:33
- 5♂︎ Mars11:33 – 12:31
- 6☉︎ Sun12:31 – 13:28
- 7♀︎ Venus13:28 – 14:25
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:25 – 15:22
- 9☽︎ Moon15:22 – 16:20
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:20 – 17:17
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:17 – 18:14
- 12♂︎ Mars18:14 – 19:12
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:12 – 20:14
- 2♀︎ Venus20:14 – 21:17
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:17 – 22:20
- 4☽︎ Moon22:20 – 23:23
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:23 – 00:26
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:26 – 01:29
- 7♂︎ Mars01:29 – 02:31
- 8☉︎ Sun02:31 – 03:34
- 9♀︎ Venus03:34 – 04:37
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:37 – 05:40
- 11☽︎ Moon05:40 – 06:43
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:43 – 07:46
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lyon?
On Wednesday, 6 October 2027, the Sun rises at 07:44 and sets at 19:12: the day lasts 11h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:46, lasts 12h 34m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:44 to 08:42: 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.