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 Sunday, 15 December 2024: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:35
- Sunset
- 17:00
- Next sunrise
- 08:36
A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:35 – 09:17
- 2♀︎ Venus09:17 – 09:59
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:59 – 10:41
- 4☽︎ Moon10:41 – 11:23
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:23 – 12:05
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:05 – 12:47
- 7♂︎ Mars12:47 – 13:29
- 8☉︎ Sun13:29 – 14:11
- 9♀︎ Venus14:11 – 14:53
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:53 – 15:35
- 11☽︎ Moon15:35 – 16:17
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:17 – 17:00
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:00 – 18:18
- 2♂︎ Mars18:18 – 19:36
- 3☉︎ Sun19:36 – 20:54
- 4♀︎ Venus20:54 – 22:12
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:12 – 23:30
- 6☽︎ Moon23:30 – 00:48
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:48 – 02:06
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:06 – 03:24
- 9♂︎ Mars03:24 – 04:42
- 10☉︎ Sun04:42 – 06:00
- 11♀︎ Venus06:00 – 07:18
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:18 – 08:36
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Orléans?
On Sunday, 15 December 2024, the Sun rises at 08:35 and sets at 17:00: the day lasts 8h 25m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:36, lasts 15h 36m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:35 to 09:17: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.