Planetary hours
in Orléans.
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 Thursday, 5 October 2023: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 07:56
- Sunset
- 19:24
- Next sunrise
- 07:57
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter07:56 – 08:53
- 2♂︎ Mars08:53 – 09:51
- 3☉︎ Sun09:51 – 10:48
- 4♀︎ Venus10:48 – 11:45
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:45 – 12:43
- 6☽︎ Moon12:43 – 13:40
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:40 – 14:37
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:37 – 15:35
- 9♂︎ Mars15:35 – 16:32
- 10☉︎ Sun16:32 – 17:29
- 11♀︎ Venus17:29 – 18:27
- 12☿︎ Mercury18:27 – 19:24
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon19:24 – 20:27
- 2♄︎ Saturn20:27 – 21:29
- 3♃︎ Jupiter21:29 – 22:32
- 4♂︎ Mars22:32 – 23:35
- 5☉︎ Sun23:35 – 00:38
- 6♀︎ Venus00:38 – 01:41
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:41 – 02:43
- 8☽︎ Moon02:43 – 03:46
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:46 – 04:49
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:49 – 05:52
- 11♂︎ Mars05:52 – 06:55
- 12☉︎ Sun06:55 – 07:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Orléans?
On Thursday, 5 October 2023, the Sun rises at 07:56 and sets at 19:24: the day lasts 11h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:57, lasts 12h 34m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 07:56 to 08:53: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.