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, 28 July 2025: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:24
- Sunset
- 21:33
- Next sunrise
- 06:25
A day hour lasts 1h 16m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:24 – 07:39
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:39 – 08:55
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:55 – 10:11
- 4♂︎ Mars10:11 – 11:27
- 5☉︎ Sun11:27 – 12:42
- 6♀︎ Venus12:42 – 13:58
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:58 – 15:14
- 8☽︎ Moon15:14 – 16:30
- 9♄︎ Saturn16:30 – 17:45
- 10♃︎ Jupiter17:45 – 19:01
- 11♂︎ Mars19:01 – 20:17
- 12☉︎ Sun20:17 – 21:33
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus21:33 – 22:17
- 2☿︎ Mercury22:17 – 23:01
- 3☽︎ Moon23:01 – 23:46
- 4♄︎ Saturn23:46 – 00:30
- 5♃︎ Jupiter00:30 – 01:14
- 6♂︎ Mars01:14 – 01:59
- 7☉︎ Sun01:59 – 02:43
- 8♀︎ Venus02:43 – 03:27
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:27 – 04:12
- 10☽︎ Moon04:12 – 04:56
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:56 – 05:40
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:40 – 06:25
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Orléans?
On Monday, 28 July 2025, the Sun rises at 06:24 and sets at 21:33: the day lasts 15h 09m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 16m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:25, lasts 8h 52m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:24 to 07:39: 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.