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, 2 May 2025: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:32
- Sunset
- 21:06
- Next sunrise
- 06:31
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:32 – 07:45
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:45 – 08:58
- 3☽︎ Moon08:58 – 10:11
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:11 – 11:24
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:24 – 12:36
- 6♂︎ Mars12:36 – 13:49
- 7☉︎ Sun13:49 – 15:02
- 8♀︎ Venus15:02 – 16:15
- 9☿︎ Mercury16:15 – 17:28
- 10☽︎ Moon17:28 – 18:41
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:41 – 19:54
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:54 – 21:06
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars21:06 – 21:53
- 2☉︎ Sun21:53 – 22:40
- 3♀︎ Venus22:40 – 23:27
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:27 – 00:14
- 5☽︎ Moon00:14 – 01:02
- 6♄︎ Saturn01:02 – 01:49
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:49 – 02:36
- 8♂︎ Mars02:36 – 03:23
- 9☉︎ Sun03:23 – 04:10
- 10♀︎ Venus04:10 – 04:57
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:57 – 05:44
- 12☽︎ Moon05:44 – 06:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Orléans?
On Friday, 2 May 2025, the Sun rises at 06:32 and sets at 21:06: the day lasts 14h 34m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:31, lasts 9h 24m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:32 to 07:45: 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.