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, 1 October 2025: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:51
- Sunset
- 19:31
- Next sunrise
- 07:53
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:51 – 08:49
- 2☽︎ Moon08:49 – 09:48
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:48 – 10:46
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:46 – 11:44
- 5♂︎ Mars11:44 – 12:43
- 6☉︎ Sun12:43 – 13:41
- 7♀︎ Venus13:41 – 14:39
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:39 – 15:38
- 9☽︎ Moon15:38 – 16:36
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:36 – 17:34
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:34 – 18:33
- 12♂︎ Mars18:33 – 19:31
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:31 – 20:33
- 2♀︎ Venus20:33 – 21:35
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:35 – 22:36
- 4☽︎ Moon22:36 – 23:38
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:38 – 00:40
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:40 – 01:42
- 7♂︎ Mars01:42 – 02:44
- 8☉︎ Sun02:44 – 03:45
- 9♀︎ Venus03:45 – 04:47
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:47 – 05:49
- 11☽︎ Moon05:49 – 06:51
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:51 – 07:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Orléans?
On Wednesday, 1 October 2025, the Sun rises at 07:51 and sets at 19:31: the day lasts 11h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:53, lasts 12h 22m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:51 to 08:49: 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.