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 Sunday, 4 February 2024: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:16
- Sunset
- 17:56
- Next sunrise
- 08:15
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:16 – 09:04
- 2♀︎ Venus09:04 – 09:53
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:53 – 10:41
- 4☽︎ Moon10:41 – 11:29
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:29 – 12:18
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:18 – 13:06
- 7♂︎ Mars13:06 – 13:54
- 8☉︎ Sun13:54 – 14:43
- 9♀︎ Venus14:43 – 15:31
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:31 – 16:19
- 11☽︎ Moon16:19 – 17:08
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:08 – 17:56
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:56 – 19:08
- 2♂︎ Mars19:08 – 20:19
- 3☉︎ Sun20:19 – 21:31
- 4♀︎ Venus21:31 – 22:42
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:42 – 23:54
- 6☽︎ Moon23:54 – 01:05
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:05 – 02:17
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:17 – 03:28
- 9♂︎ Mars03:28 – 04:40
- 10☉︎ Sun04:40 – 05:52
- 11♀︎ Venus05:52 – 07:03
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:03 – 08:15
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Orléans?
On Sunday, 4 February 2024, the Sun rises at 08:16 and sets at 17:56: the day lasts 9h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:15, lasts 14h 19m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:16 to 09:04: 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.