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 Friday, 26 September 2025: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:44
- Sunset
- 19:41
- Next sunrise
- 07:46
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:44 – 08:44
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:44 – 09:44
- 3☽︎ Moon09:44 – 10:43
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:43 – 11:43
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:43 – 12:43
- 6♂︎ Mars12:43 – 13:43
- 7☉︎ Sun13:43 – 14:42
- 8♀︎ Venus14:42 – 15:42
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:42 – 16:42
- 10☽︎ Moon16:42 – 17:42
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:42 – 18:41
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:41 – 19:41
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:41 – 20:42
- 2☉︎ Sun20:42 – 21:42
- 3♀︎ Venus21:42 – 22:42
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:42 – 23:43
- 5☽︎ Moon23:43 – 00:43
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:43 – 01:43
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:43 – 02:44
- 8♂︎ Mars02:44 – 03:44
- 9☉︎ Sun03:44 – 04:45
- 10♀︎ Venus04:45 – 05:45
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:45 – 06:45
- 12☽︎ Moon06:45 – 07:46
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Orléans?
On Friday, 26 September 2025, the Sun rises at 07:44 and sets at 19:41: the day lasts 11h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:46, lasts 12h 04m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:44 to 08:44: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.