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, 8 November 2024: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:48
- Sunset
- 17:23
- Next sunrise
- 07:49
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:48 – 08:36
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:36 – 09:24
- 3☽︎ Moon09:24 – 10:12
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:12 – 11:00
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:00 – 11:47
- 6♂︎ Mars11:47 – 12:35
- 7☉︎ Sun12:35 – 13:23
- 8♀︎ Venus13:23 – 14:11
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:11 – 14:59
- 10☽︎ Moon14:59 – 15:47
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:47 – 16:35
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:35 – 17:23
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:23 – 18:35
- 2☉︎ Sun18:35 – 19:47
- 3♀︎ Venus19:47 – 21:00
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:00 – 22:12
- 5☽︎ Moon22:12 – 23:24
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:24 – 00:36
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:36 – 01:48
- 8♂︎ Mars01:48 – 03:01
- 9☉︎ Sun03:01 – 04:13
- 10♀︎ Venus04:13 – 05:25
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:25 – 06:37
- 12☽︎ Moon06:37 – 07:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Orléans?
On Friday, 8 November 2024, the Sun rises at 07:48 and sets at 17:23: the day lasts 9h 35m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:49, lasts 14h 27m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:48 to 08:36: 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.