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, 26 November 2025: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:14
- Sunset
- 17:04
- Next sunrise
- 08:15
A day hour lasts 44 min; a night hour, 1h 16m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:14 – 08:58
- 2☽︎ Moon08:58 – 09:42
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:42 – 10:26
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:26 – 11:11
- 5♂︎ Mars11:11 – 11:55
- 6☉︎ Sun11:55 – 12:39
- 7♀︎ Venus12:39 – 13:23
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:23 – 14:07
- 9☽︎ Moon14:07 – 14:52
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:52 – 15:36
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:36 – 16:20
- 12♂︎ Mars16:20 – 17:04
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:04 – 18:20
- 2♀︎ Venus18:20 – 19:36
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:36 – 20:52
- 4☽︎ Moon20:52 – 22:08
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:08 – 23:24
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:24 – 00:40
- 7♂︎ Mars00:40 – 01:56
- 8☉︎ Sun01:56 – 03:12
- 9♀︎ Venus03:12 – 04:27
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:27 – 05:43
- 11☽︎ Moon05:43 – 06:59
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:59 – 08:15
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Orléans?
On Wednesday, 26 November 2025, the Sun rises at 08:14 and sets at 17:04: the day lasts 8h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 44 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:15, lasts 15h 11m: twelve night hours of 1h 16m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:14 to 08:58: 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.