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 Thursday, 28 August 2025: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 07:05
- Sunset
- 20:40
- Next sunrise
- 07:06
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter07:05 – 08:13
- 2♂︎ Mars08:13 – 09:21
- 3☉︎ Sun09:21 – 10:29
- 4♀︎ Venus10:29 – 11:37
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:37 – 12:45
- 6☽︎ Moon12:45 – 13:53
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:53 – 15:01
- 8♃︎ Jupiter15:01 – 16:09
- 9♂︎ Mars16:09 – 17:17
- 10☉︎ Sun17:17 – 18:24
- 11♀︎ Venus18:24 – 19:32
- 12☿︎ Mercury19:32 – 20:40
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon20:40 – 21:33
- 2♄︎ Saturn21:33 – 22:25
- 3♃︎ Jupiter22:25 – 23:17
- 4♂︎ Mars23:17 – 00:09
- 5☉︎ Sun00:09 – 01:01
- 6♀︎ Venus01:01 – 01:53
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:53 – 02:45
- 8☽︎ Moon02:45 – 03:38
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:38 – 04:30
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:30 – 05:22
- 11♂︎ Mars05:22 – 06:14
- 12☉︎ Sun06:14 – 07:06
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Orléans?
On Thursday, 28 August 2025, the Sun rises at 07:05 and sets at 20:40: the day lasts 13h 36m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:06, lasts 10h 26m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 07:05 to 08:13: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.