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, 21 December 2025: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:39
- Sunset
- 17:02
- Next sunrise
- 08:39
A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:39 – 09:20
- 2♀︎ Venus09:20 – 10:02
- 3☿︎ Mercury10:02 – 10:44
- 4☽︎ Moon10:44 – 11:26
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:26 – 12:08
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:08 – 12:50
- 7♂︎ Mars12:50 – 13:32
- 8☉︎ Sun13:32 – 14:14
- 9♀︎ Venus14:14 – 14:56
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:56 – 15:38
- 11☽︎ Moon15:38 – 16:20
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:20 – 17:02
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:02 – 18:20
- 2♂︎ Mars18:20 – 19:38
- 3☉︎ Sun19:38 – 20:56
- 4♀︎ Venus20:56 – 22:14
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:14 – 23:32
- 6☽︎ Moon23:32 – 00:50
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:50 – 02:08
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:08 – 03:27
- 9♂︎ Mars03:27 – 04:45
- 10☉︎ Sun04:45 – 06:03
- 11♀︎ Venus06:03 – 07:21
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:21 – 08:39
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Orléans?
On Sunday, 21 December 2025, the Sun rises at 08:39 and sets at 17:02: the day lasts 8h 23m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:39, lasts 15h 37m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:39 to 09:20: 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.