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, 2 March 2025: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:31
- Sunset
- 18:38
- Next sunrise
- 07:29
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:31 – 08:26
- 2♀︎ Venus08:26 – 09:22
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:22 – 10:17
- 4☽︎ Moon10:17 – 11:13
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:13 – 12:09
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:09 – 13:04
- 7♂︎ Mars13:04 – 14:00
- 8☉︎ Sun14:00 – 14:56
- 9♀︎ Venus14:56 – 15:51
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:51 – 16:47
- 11☽︎ Moon16:47 – 17:43
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:43 – 18:38
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:38 – 19:42
- 2♂︎ Mars19:42 – 20:47
- 3☉︎ Sun20:47 – 21:51
- 4♀︎ Venus21:51 – 22:55
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:55 – 23:59
- 6☽︎ Moon23:59 – 01:03
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:03 – 02:08
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:08 – 03:12
- 9♂︎ Mars03:12 – 04:16
- 10☉︎ Sun04:16 – 05:20
- 11♀︎ Venus05:20 – 06:24
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:24 – 07:29
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Orléans?
On Sunday, 2 March 2025, the Sun rises at 07:31 and sets at 18:38: the day lasts 11h 08m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:29, lasts 12h 51m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:31 to 08:26: 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.