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, 7 October 2024: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 08:00
- Sunset
- 19:18
- Next sunrise
- 08:01
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon08:00 – 08:57
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:57 – 09:53
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:53 – 10:50
- 4♂︎ Mars10:50 – 11:46
- 5☉︎ Sun11:46 – 12:43
- 6♀︎ Venus12:43 – 13:39
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:39 – 14:36
- 8☽︎ Moon14:36 – 15:32
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:32 – 16:29
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:29 – 17:25
- 11♂︎ Mars17:25 – 18:22
- 12☉︎ Sun18:22 – 19:18
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus19:18 – 20:22
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:22 – 21:26
- 3☽︎ Moon21:26 – 22:29
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:29 – 23:33
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:33 – 00:36
- 6♂︎ Mars00:36 – 01:40
- 7☉︎ Sun01:40 – 02:43
- 8♀︎ Venus02:43 – 03:47
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:47 – 04:51
- 10☽︎ Moon04:51 – 05:54
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:54 – 06:58
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:58 – 08:01
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Orléans?
On Monday, 7 October 2024, the Sun rises at 08:00 and sets at 19:18: the day lasts 11h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:01, lasts 12h 43m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 08:00 to 08:57: 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.