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 Sunday, 16 April 2028: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:52
- Sunset
- 20:29
- Next sunrise
- 06:50
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:52 – 08:00
- 2♀︎ Venus08:00 – 09:08
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:08 – 10:16
- 4☽︎ Moon10:16 – 11:24
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:24 – 12:32
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:32 – 13:40
- 7♂︎ Mars13:40 – 14:48
- 8☉︎ Sun14:48 – 15:56
- 9♀︎ Venus15:56 – 17:04
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:04 – 18:12
- 11☽︎ Moon18:12 – 19:21
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:21 – 20:29
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:29 – 21:20
- 2♂︎ Mars21:20 – 22:12
- 3☉︎ Sun22:12 – 23:04
- 4♀︎ Venus23:04 – 23:56
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:56 – 00:48
- 6☽︎ Moon00:48 – 01:39
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:39 – 02:31
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:31 – 03:23
- 9♂︎ Mars03:23 – 04:15
- 10☉︎ Sun04:15 – 05:07
- 11♀︎ Venus05:07 – 05:58
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:58 – 06:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lyon?
On Sunday, 16 April 2028, the Sun rises at 06:52 and sets at 20:29: the day lasts 13h 37m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:50, lasts 10h 22m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:52 to 08:00: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.