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 Sunday, 12 October 2025: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:07
- Sunset
- 19:09
- Next sunrise
- 08:08
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:07 – 09:02
- 2♀︎ Venus09:02 – 09:57
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:57 – 10:52
- 4☽︎ Moon10:52 – 11:48
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:48 – 12:43
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:43 – 13:38
- 7♂︎ Mars13:38 – 14:33
- 8☉︎ Sun14:33 – 15:28
- 9♀︎ Venus15:28 – 16:23
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:23 – 17:19
- 11☽︎ Moon17:19 – 18:14
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:14 – 19:09
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:09 – 20:14
- 2♂︎ Mars20:14 – 21:19
- 3☉︎ Sun21:19 – 22:24
- 4♀︎ Venus22:24 – 23:29
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:29 – 00:34
- 6☽︎ Moon00:34 – 01:39
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:39 – 02:44
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:44 – 03:49
- 9♂︎ Mars03:49 – 04:53
- 10☉︎ Sun04:53 – 05:58
- 11♀︎ Venus05:58 – 07:03
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:03 – 08:08
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Orléans?
On Sunday, 12 October 2025, the Sun rises at 08:07 and sets at 19:09: the day lasts 11h 02m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:08, lasts 12h 59m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:07 to 09:02: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.