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, 7 December 2025: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:27
- Sunset
- 16:59
- Next sunrise
- 08:28
A day hour lasts 43 min; a night hour, 1h 17m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:27 – 09:10
- 2♀︎ Venus09:10 – 09:53
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:53 – 10:35
- 4☽︎ Moon10:35 – 11:18
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:18 – 12:01
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:01 – 12:43
- 7♂︎ Mars12:43 – 13:26
- 8☉︎ Sun13:26 – 14:09
- 9♀︎ Venus14:09 – 14:51
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:51 – 15:34
- 11☽︎ Moon15:34 – 16:17
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:17 – 16:59
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:59 – 18:17
- 2♂︎ Mars18:17 – 19:34
- 3☉︎ Sun19:34 – 20:52
- 4♀︎ Venus20:52 – 22:09
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:09 – 23:26
- 6☽︎ Moon23:26 – 00:44
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:44 – 02:01
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:01 – 03:19
- 9♂︎ Mars03:19 – 04:36
- 10☉︎ Sun04:36 – 05:54
- 11♀︎ Venus05:54 – 07:11
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:11 – 08:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Orléans?
On Sunday, 7 December 2025, the Sun rises at 08:27 and sets at 16:59: the day lasts 8h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 43 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:28, lasts 15h 29m: twelve night hours of 1h 17m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:27 to 09:10: 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.