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, 17 September 2025: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:32
- Sunset
- 20:00
- Next sunrise
- 07:33
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:32 – 08:34
- 2☽︎ Moon08:34 – 09:37
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:37 – 10:39
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:39 – 11:41
- 5♂︎ Mars11:41 – 12:44
- 6☉︎ Sun12:44 – 13:46
- 7♀︎ Venus13:46 – 14:48
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:48 – 15:51
- 9☽︎ Moon15:51 – 16:53
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:53 – 17:55
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:55 – 18:57
- 12♂︎ Mars18:57 – 20:00
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:00 – 20:58
- 2♀︎ Venus20:58 – 21:55
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:55 – 22:53
- 4☽︎ Moon22:53 – 23:51
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:51 – 00:49
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:49 – 01:47
- 7♂︎ Mars01:47 – 02:44
- 8☉︎ Sun02:44 – 03:42
- 9♀︎ Venus03:42 – 04:40
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:40 – 05:38
- 11☽︎ Moon05:38 – 06:35
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:35 – 07:33
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Orléans?
On Wednesday, 17 September 2025, the Sun rises at 07:32 and sets at 20:00: the day lasts 12h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:33, lasts 11h 33m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:32 to 08:34: 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.