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 Wednesday, 20 August 2025: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:54
- Sunset
- 20:56
- Next sunrise
- 06:55
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:54 – 08:04
- 2☽︎ Moon08:04 – 09:14
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:14 – 10:24
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:24 – 11:34
- 5♂︎ Mars11:34 – 12:45
- 6☉︎ Sun12:45 – 13:55
- 7♀︎ Venus13:55 – 15:05
- 8☿︎ Mercury15:05 – 16:15
- 9☽︎ Moon16:15 – 17:25
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:25 – 18:35
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:35 – 19:45
- 12♂︎ Mars19:45 – 20:56
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:56 – 21:46
- 2♀︎ Venus21:46 – 22:36
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:36 – 23:26
- 4☽︎ Moon23:26 – 00:16
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:16 – 01:05
- 6♃︎ Jupiter01:05 – 01:55
- 7♂︎ Mars01:55 – 02:45
- 8☉︎ Sun02:45 – 03:35
- 9♀︎ Venus03:35 – 04:25
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:25 – 05:15
- 11☽︎ Moon05:15 – 06:05
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:05 – 06:55
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Orléans?
On Wednesday, 20 August 2025, the Sun rises at 06:54 and sets at 20:56: the day lasts 14h 02m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:55, lasts 10h 00m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:54 to 08:04: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.