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, 8 September 2025: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 07:20
- Sunset
- 20:18
- Next sunrise
- 07:21
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon07:20 – 08:25
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:25 – 09:29
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:29 – 10:34
- 4♂︎ Mars10:34 – 11:39
- 5☉︎ Sun11:39 – 12:44
- 6♀︎ Venus12:44 – 13:49
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:49 – 14:54
- 8☽︎ Moon14:54 – 15:59
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:59 – 17:04
- 10♃︎ Jupiter17:04 – 18:09
- 11♂︎ Mars18:09 – 19:13
- 12☉︎ Sun19:13 – 20:18
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus20:18 – 21:14
- 2☿︎ Mercury21:14 – 22:09
- 3☽︎ Moon22:09 – 23:04
- 4♄︎ Saturn23:04 – 23:59
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:59 – 00:54
- 6♂︎ Mars00:54 – 01:50
- 7☉︎ Sun01:50 – 02:45
- 8♀︎ Venus02:45 – 03:40
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:40 – 04:35
- 10☽︎ Moon04:35 – 05:31
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:31 – 06:26
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:26 – 07:21
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Orléans?
On Monday, 8 September 2025, the Sun rises at 07:20 and sets at 20:18: the day lasts 12h 59m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:21, lasts 11h 03m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 07:20 to 08:25: 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.