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, 11 December 2025: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 08:31
- Sunset
- 16:59
- Next sunrise
- 08:32
A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter08:31 – 09:14
- 2♂︎ Mars09:14 – 09:56
- 3☉︎ Sun09:56 – 10:38
- 4♀︎ Venus10:38 – 11:21
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:21 – 12:03
- 6☽︎ Moon12:03 – 12:45
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:45 – 13:27
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:27 – 14:10
- 9♂︎ Mars14:10 – 14:52
- 10☉︎ Sun14:52 – 15:34
- 11♀︎ Venus15:34 – 16:17
- 12☿︎ Mercury16:17 – 16:59
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon16:59 – 18:17
- 2♄︎ Saturn18:17 – 19:35
- 3♃︎ Jupiter19:35 – 20:52
- 4♂︎ Mars20:52 – 22:10
- 5☉︎ Sun22:10 – 23:28
- 6♀︎ Venus23:28 – 00:46
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:46 – 02:03
- 8☽︎ Moon02:03 – 03:21
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:21 – 04:39
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:39 – 05:57
- 11♂︎ Mars05:57 – 07:14
- 12☉︎ Sun07:14 – 08:32
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Orléans?
On Thursday, 11 December 2025, the Sun rises at 08:31 and sets at 16:59: the day lasts 8h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:32, lasts 15h 33m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 08:31 to 09:14: 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.