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, 21 October 2024: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 08:20
- Sunset
- 18:52
- Next sunrise
- 08:22
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon08:20 – 09:13
- 2♄︎ Saturn09:13 – 10:06
- 3♃︎ Jupiter10:06 – 10:58
- 4♂︎ Mars10:58 – 11:51
- 5☉︎ Sun11:51 – 12:43
- 6♀︎ Venus12:43 – 13:36
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:36 – 14:29
- 8☽︎ Moon14:29 – 15:21
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:21 – 16:14
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:14 – 17:06
- 11♂︎ Mars17:06 – 17:59
- 12☉︎ Sun17:59 – 18:52
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:52 – 19:59
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:59 – 21:07
- 3☽︎ Moon21:07 – 22:14
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:14 – 23:22
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:22 – 00:29
- 6♂︎ Mars00:29 – 01:37
- 7☉︎ Sun01:37 – 02:44
- 8♀︎ Venus02:44 – 03:52
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:52 – 04:59
- 10☽︎ Moon04:59 – 06:07
- 11♄︎ Saturn06:07 – 07:14
- 12♃︎ Jupiter07:14 – 08:22
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Orléans?
On Monday, 21 October 2024, the Sun rises at 08:20 and sets at 18:52: the day lasts 10h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:22, lasts 13h 30m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 08:20 to 09:13: 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.