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 Tuesday, 5 August 2025: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:34
- Sunset
- 21:21
- Next sunrise
- 06:35
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:34 – 07:48
- 2☉︎ Sun07:48 – 09:02
- 3♀︎ Venus09:02 – 10:16
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:16 – 11:30
- 5☽︎ Moon11:30 – 12:44
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:44 – 13:57
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:57 – 15:11
- 8♂︎ Mars15:11 – 16:25
- 9☉︎ Sun16:25 – 17:39
- 10♀︎ Venus17:39 – 18:53
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:53 – 20:07
- 12☽︎ Moon20:07 – 21:21
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn21:21 – 22:07
- 2♃︎ Jupiter22:07 – 22:53
- 3♂︎ Mars22:53 – 23:40
- 4☉︎ Sun23:40 – 00:26
- 5♀︎ Venus00:26 – 01:12
- 6☿︎ Mercury01:12 – 01:58
- 7☽︎ Moon01:58 – 02:44
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:44 – 03:30
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:30 – 04:17
- 10♂︎ Mars04:17 – 05:03
- 11☉︎ Sun05:03 – 05:49
- 12♀︎ Venus05:49 – 06:35
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Orléans?
On Tuesday, 5 August 2025, the Sun rises at 06:34 and sets at 21:21: the day lasts 14h 47m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:35, lasts 9h 14m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:34 to 07:48: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.