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, 25 May 2025: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:02
- Sunset
- 21:36
- Next sunrise
- 06:02
A day hour lasts 1h 18m; a night hour, 42 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:02 – 07:20
- 2♀︎ Venus07:20 – 08:38
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:38 – 09:56
- 4☽︎ Moon09:56 – 11:14
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:14 – 12:31
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:31 – 13:49
- 7♂︎ Mars13:49 – 15:07
- 8☉︎ Sun15:07 – 16:25
- 9♀︎ Venus16:25 – 17:43
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:43 – 19:00
- 11☽︎ Moon19:00 – 20:18
- 12♄︎ Saturn20:18 – 21:36
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:36 – 22:18
- 2♂︎ Mars22:18 – 23:00
- 3☉︎ Sun23:00 – 23:42
- 4♀︎ Venus23:42 – 00:24
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:24 – 01:07
- 6☽︎ Moon01:07 – 01:49
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:49 – 02:31
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:31 – 03:13
- 9♂︎ Mars03:13 – 03:55
- 10☉︎ Sun03:55 – 04:37
- 11♀︎ Venus04:37 – 05:19
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:19 – 06:02
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Orléans?
On Sunday, 25 May 2025, the Sun rises at 06:02 and sets at 21:36: the day lasts 15h 34m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 18m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:02, lasts 8h 26m: twelve night hours of 42 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:02 to 07:20: 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.