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 Tuesday, 30 September 2025: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:50
- Sunset
- 19:33
- Next sunrise
- 07:51
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:50 – 08:48
- 2☉︎ Sun08:48 – 09:47
- 3♀︎ Venus09:47 – 10:46
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:46 – 11:44
- 5☽︎ Moon11:44 – 12:43
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:43 – 13:41
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:41 – 14:40
- 8♂︎ Mars14:40 – 15:39
- 9☉︎ Sun15:39 – 16:37
- 10♀︎ Venus16:37 – 17:36
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:36 – 18:34
- 12☽︎ Moon18:34 – 19:33
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:33 – 20:34
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:34 – 21:36
- 3♂︎ Mars21:36 – 22:38
- 4☉︎ Sun22:38 – 23:39
- 5♀︎ Venus23:39 – 00:41
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:41 – 01:42
- 7☽︎ Moon01:42 – 02:44
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:44 – 03:45
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:45 – 04:47
- 10♂︎ Mars04:47 – 05:48
- 11☉︎ Sun05:48 – 06:50
- 12♀︎ Venus06:50 – 07:51
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Orléans?
On Tuesday, 30 September 2025, the Sun rises at 07:50 and sets at 19:33: the day lasts 11h 43m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:51, lasts 12h 18m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:50 to 08:48: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.