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 Saturday, 13 December 2025: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:33
- Sunset
- 16:59
- Next sunrise
- 08:34
A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:33 – 09:15
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:15 – 09:57
- 3♂︎ Mars09:57 – 10:40
- 4☉︎ Sun10:40 – 11:22
- 5♀︎ Venus11:22 – 12:04
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:04 – 12:46
- 7☽︎ Moon12:46 – 13:28
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:28 – 14:10
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:10 – 14:53
- 10♂︎ Mars14:53 – 15:35
- 11☉︎ Sun15:35 – 16:17
- 12♀︎ Venus16:17 – 16:59
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury16:59 – 18:17
- 2☽︎ Moon18:17 – 19:35
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:35 – 20:53
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:53 – 22:11
- 5♂︎ Mars22:11 – 23:29
- 6☉︎ Sun23:29 – 00:47
- 7♀︎ Venus00:47 – 02:04
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:04 – 03:22
- 9☽︎ Moon03:22 – 04:40
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:40 – 05:58
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:58 – 07:16
- 12♂︎ Mars07:16 – 08:34
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Orléans?
On Saturday, 13 December 2025, the Sun rises at 08:33 and sets at 16:59: the day lasts 8h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:34, lasts 15h 35m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:33 to 09:15: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.