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, 28 January 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:24
- Sunset
- 17:46
- Next sunrise
- 08:23
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:24 – 09:11
- 2☽︎ Moon09:11 – 09:58
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:58 – 10:45
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:45 – 11:32
- 5♂︎ Mars11:32 – 12:18
- 6☉︎ Sun12:18 – 13:05
- 7♀︎ Venus13:05 – 13:52
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:52 – 14:39
- 9☽︎ Moon14:39 – 15:25
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:25 – 16:12
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:12 – 16:59
- 12♂︎ Mars16:59 – 17:46
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:46 – 18:59
- 2♀︎ Venus18:59 – 20:12
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:12 – 21:25
- 4☽︎ Moon21:25 – 22:38
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:38 – 23:51
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:51 – 01:04
- 7♂︎ Mars01:04 – 02:18
- 8☉︎ Sun02:18 – 03:31
- 9♀︎ Venus03:31 – 04:44
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:44 – 05:57
- 11☽︎ Moon05:57 – 07:10
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:10 – 08:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Orléans?
On Wednesday, 28 January 2026, the Sun rises at 08:24 and sets at 17:46: the day lasts 9h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:23, lasts 14h 37m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:24 to 09:11: 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.