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 Thursday, 4 December 2025: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 08:24
- Sunset
- 17:00
- Next sunrise
- 08:25
A day hour lasts 43 min; a night hour, 1h 17m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter08:24 – 09:07
- 2♂︎ Mars09:07 – 09:50
- 3☉︎ Sun09:50 – 10:33
- 4♀︎ Venus10:33 – 11:16
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:16 – 11:59
- 6☽︎ Moon11:59 – 12:42
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:42 – 13:25
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:25 – 14:08
- 9♂︎ Mars14:08 – 14:51
- 10☉︎ Sun14:51 – 15:34
- 11♀︎ Venus15:34 – 16:17
- 12☿︎ Mercury16:17 – 17:00
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon17:00 – 18:17
- 2♄︎ Saturn18:17 – 19:34
- 3♃︎ Jupiter19:34 – 20:51
- 4♂︎ Mars20:51 – 22:08
- 5☉︎ Sun22:08 – 23:26
- 6♀︎ Venus23:26 – 00:43
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:43 – 02:00
- 8☽︎ Moon02:00 – 03:17
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:17 – 04:34
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:34 – 05:51
- 11♂︎ Mars05:51 – 07:08
- 12☉︎ Sun07:08 – 08:25
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Orléans?
On Thursday, 4 December 2025, the Sun rises at 08:24 and sets at 17:00: the day lasts 8h 36m, that is twelve day hours of 43 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:25, lasts 15h 25m: twelve night hours of 1h 17m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 08:24 to 09:07: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.