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, 19 September 2024: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 07:35
- Sunset
- 19:55
- Next sunrise
- 07:36
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter07:35 – 08:37
- 2♂︎ Mars08:37 – 09:38
- 3☉︎ Sun09:38 – 10:40
- 4♀︎ Venus10:40 – 11:42
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:42 – 12:43
- 6☽︎ Moon12:43 – 13:45
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:45 – 14:47
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:47 – 15:48
- 9♂︎ Mars15:48 – 16:50
- 10☉︎ Sun16:50 – 17:52
- 11♀︎ Venus17:52 – 18:53
- 12☿︎ Mercury18:53 – 19:55
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon19:55 – 20:54
- 2♄︎ Saturn20:54 – 21:52
- 3♃︎ Jupiter21:52 – 22:50
- 4♂︎ Mars22:50 – 23:49
- 5☉︎ Sun23:49 – 00:47
- 6♀︎ Venus00:47 – 01:46
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:46 – 02:44
- 8☽︎ Moon02:44 – 03:43
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:43 – 04:41
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:41 – 05:39
- 11♂︎ Mars05:39 – 06:38
- 12☉︎ Sun06:38 – 07:36
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Orléans?
On Thursday, 19 September 2024, the Sun rises at 07:35 and sets at 19:55: the day lasts 12h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:36, lasts 11h 41m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 07:35 to 08:37: 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.