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 Wednesday, 24 December 2025: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:40
- Sunset
- 17:03
- Next sunrise
- 08:40
A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:40 – 09:22
- 2☽︎ Moon09:22 – 10:04
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:04 – 10:46
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:46 – 11:28
- 5♂︎ Mars11:28 – 12:10
- 6☉︎ Sun12:10 – 12:52
- 7♀︎ Venus12:52 – 13:34
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:34 – 14:16
- 9☽︎ Moon14:16 – 14:57
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:57 – 15:39
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:39 – 16:21
- 12♂︎ Mars16:21 – 17:03
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:03 – 18:21
- 2♀︎ Venus18:21 – 19:39
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:39 – 20:58
- 4☽︎ Moon20:58 – 22:16
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:16 – 23:34
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:34 – 00:52
- 7♂︎ Mars00:52 – 02:10
- 8☉︎ Sun02:10 – 03:28
- 9♀︎ Venus03:28 – 04:46
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:46 – 06:04
- 11☽︎ Moon06:04 – 07:22
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:22 – 08:40
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Orléans?
On Wednesday, 24 December 2025, the Sun rises at 08:40 and sets at 17:03: the day lasts 8h 23m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:40, lasts 15h 37m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:40 to 09:22: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.