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, 24 February 2025: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 07:42
- Sunset
- 18:29
- Next sunrise
- 07:40
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon07:42 – 08:36
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:36 – 09:30
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:30 – 10:24
- 4♂︎ Mars10:24 – 11:18
- 5☉︎ Sun11:18 – 12:12
- 6♀︎ Venus12:12 – 13:05
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:05 – 13:59
- 8☽︎ Moon13:59 – 14:53
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:53 – 15:47
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:47 – 16:41
- 11♂︎ Mars16:41 – 17:35
- 12☉︎ Sun17:35 – 18:29
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:29 – 19:35
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:35 – 20:41
- 3☽︎ Moon20:41 – 21:47
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:47 – 22:53
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:53 – 23:59
- 6♂︎ Mars23:59 – 01:04
- 7☉︎ Sun01:04 – 02:10
- 8♀︎ Venus02:10 – 03:16
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:16 – 04:22
- 10☽︎ Moon04:22 – 05:28
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:28 – 06:34
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:34 – 07:40
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Orléans?
On Monday, 24 February 2025, the Sun rises at 07:42 and sets at 18:29: the day lasts 10h 47m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:40, lasts 13h 11m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 07:42 to 08:36: 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.