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 Friday, 9 February 2024: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:09
- Sunset
- 18:04
- Next sunrise
- 08:07
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:09 – 08:58
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:58 – 09:48
- 3☽︎ Moon09:48 – 10:38
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:38 – 11:27
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:27 – 12:17
- 6♂︎ Mars12:17 – 13:06
- 7☉︎ Sun13:06 – 13:56
- 8♀︎ Venus13:56 – 14:46
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:46 – 15:35
- 10☽︎ Moon15:35 – 16:25
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:25 – 17:14
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:14 – 18:04
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:04 – 19:14
- 2☉︎ Sun19:14 – 20:25
- 3♀︎ Venus20:25 – 21:35
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:35 – 22:45
- 5☽︎ Moon22:45 – 23:55
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:55 – 01:06
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:06 – 02:16
- 8♂︎ Mars02:16 – 03:26
- 9☉︎ Sun03:26 – 04:36
- 10♀︎ Venus04:36 – 05:47
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:47 – 06:57
- 12☽︎ Moon06:57 – 08:07
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Orléans?
On Friday, 9 February 2024, the Sun rises at 08:09 and sets at 18:04: the day lasts 9h 55m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:07, lasts 14h 03m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:09 to 08:58: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.