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 Monday, 13 October 2025: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 08:08
- Sunset
- 19:07
- Next sunrise
- 08:10
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon08:08 – 09:03
- 2♄︎ Saturn09:03 – 09:58
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:58 – 10:53
- 4♂︎ Mars10:53 – 11:48
- 5☉︎ Sun11:48 – 12:43
- 6♀︎ Venus12:43 – 13:38
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:38 – 14:33
- 8☽︎ Moon14:33 – 15:27
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:27 – 16:22
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:22 – 17:17
- 11♂︎ Mars17:17 – 18:12
- 12☉︎ Sun18:12 – 19:07
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus19:07 – 20:12
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:12 – 21:18
- 3☽︎ Moon21:18 – 22:23
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:23 – 23:28
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:28 – 00:33
- 6♂︎ Mars00:33 – 01:38
- 7☉︎ Sun01:38 – 02:44
- 8♀︎ Venus02:44 – 03:49
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:49 – 04:54
- 10☽︎ Moon04:54 – 05:59
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:59 – 07:05
- 12♃︎ Jupiter07:05 – 08:10
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Orléans?
On Monday, 13 October 2025, the Sun rises at 08:08 and sets at 19:07: the day lasts 10h 59m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:10, lasts 13h 03m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 08:08 to 09:03: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.