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, 27 August 2025: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:03
- Sunset
- 20:42
- Next sunrise
- 07:05
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:03 – 08:12
- 2☽︎ Moon08:12 – 09:20
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:20 – 10:28
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:28 – 11:36
- 5♂︎ Mars11:36 – 12:45
- 6☉︎ Sun12:45 – 13:53
- 7♀︎ Venus13:53 – 15:01
- 8☿︎ Mercury15:01 – 16:09
- 9☽︎ Moon16:09 – 17:18
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:18 – 18:26
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:26 – 19:34
- 12♂︎ Mars19:34 – 20:42
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:42 – 21:34
- 2♀︎ Venus21:34 – 22:26
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:26 – 23:18
- 4☽︎ Moon23:18 – 00:10
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:10 – 01:02
- 6♃︎ Jupiter01:02 – 01:54
- 7♂︎ Mars01:54 – 02:45
- 8☉︎ Sun02:45 – 03:37
- 9♀︎ Venus03:37 – 04:29
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:29 – 05:21
- 11☽︎ Moon05:21 – 06:13
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:13 – 07:05
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Orléans?
On Wednesday, 27 August 2025, the Sun rises at 07:03 and sets at 20:42: the day lasts 13h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:05, lasts 10h 22m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:03 to 08:12: 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.