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 Saturday, 5 April 2025: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:22
- Sunset
- 20:28
- Next sunrise
- 07:20
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:22 – 08:28
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:28 – 09:33
- 3♂︎ Mars09:33 – 10:39
- 4☉︎ Sun10:39 – 11:44
- 5♀︎ Venus11:44 – 12:50
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:50 – 13:55
- 7☽︎ Moon13:55 – 15:00
- 8♄︎ Saturn15:00 – 16:06
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:06 – 17:11
- 10♂︎ Mars17:11 – 18:17
- 11☉︎ Sun18:17 – 19:22
- 12♀︎ Venus19:22 – 20:28
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:28 – 21:22
- 2☽︎ Moon21:22 – 22:17
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:17 – 23:11
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:11 – 00:05
- 5♂︎ Mars00:05 – 01:00
- 6☉︎ Sun01:00 – 01:54
- 7♀︎ Venus01:54 – 02:48
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:48 – 03:43
- 9☽︎ Moon03:43 – 04:37
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:37 – 05:31
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:31 – 06:26
- 12♂︎ Mars06:26 – 07:20
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Orléans?
On Saturday, 5 April 2025, the Sun rises at 07:22 and sets at 20:28: the day lasts 13h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:20, lasts 10h 52m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:22 to 08:28: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.