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, 1 December 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:00
- Sunset
- 16:58
- Next sunrise
- 08:01
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 15m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:00 – 08:45
- 2☽︎ Moon08:45 – 09:30
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:30 – 10:15
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:15 – 10:59
- 5♂︎ Mars10:59 – 11:44
- 6☉︎ Sun11:44 – 12:29
- 7♀︎ Venus12:29 – 13:14
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:14 – 13:58
- 9☽︎ Moon13:58 – 14:43
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:43 – 15:28
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:28 – 16:13
- 12♂︎ Mars16:13 – 16:58
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:58 – 18:13
- 2♀︎ Venus18:13 – 19:28
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:28 – 20:44
- 4☽︎ Moon20:44 – 21:59
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:59 – 23:14
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:14 – 00:29
- 7♂︎ Mars00:29 – 01:45
- 8☉︎ Sun01:45 – 03:00
- 9♀︎ Venus03:00 – 04:15
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:15 – 05:31
- 11☽︎ Moon05:31 – 06:46
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:46 – 08:01
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lyon?
On Wednesday, 1 December 2027, the Sun rises at 08:00 and sets at 16:58: the day lasts 8h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:01, lasts 15h 04m: twelve night hours of 1h 15m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:00 to 08:45: 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.