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 Monday, 13 May 2024: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:16
- Sunset
- 21:22
- Next sunrise
- 06:14
A day hour lasts 1h 16m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:16 – 07:31
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:31 – 08:47
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:47 – 10:02
- 4♂︎ Mars10:02 – 11:18
- 5☉︎ Sun11:18 – 12:33
- 6♀︎ Venus12:33 – 13:49
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:49 – 15:04
- 8☽︎ Moon15:04 – 16:20
- 9♄︎ Saturn16:20 – 17:35
- 10♃︎ Jupiter17:35 – 18:51
- 11♂︎ Mars18:51 – 20:06
- 12☉︎ Sun20:06 – 21:22
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus21:22 – 22:06
- 2☿︎ Mercury22:06 – 22:50
- 3☽︎ Moon22:50 – 23:35
- 4♄︎ Saturn23:35 – 00:19
- 5♃︎ Jupiter00:19 – 01:04
- 6♂︎ Mars01:04 – 01:48
- 7☉︎ Sun01:48 – 02:32
- 8♀︎ Venus02:32 – 03:17
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:17 – 04:01
- 10☽︎ Moon04:01 – 04:46
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:46 – 05:30
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:30 – 06:14
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Orléans?
On Monday, 13 May 2024, the Sun rises at 06:16 and sets at 21:22: the day lasts 15h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 16m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:14, lasts 8h 53m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:16 to 07:31: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.