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 Friday, 6 February 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:12
- Sunset
- 18:00
- Next sunrise
- 08:11
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:12 – 09:01
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:01 – 09:50
- 3☽︎ Moon09:50 – 10:39
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:39 – 11:28
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:28 – 12:17
- 6♂︎ Mars12:17 – 13:06
- 7☉︎ Sun13:06 – 13:55
- 8♀︎ Venus13:55 – 14:44
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:44 – 15:33
- 10☽︎ Moon15:33 – 16:22
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:22 – 17:11
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:11 – 18:00
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:00 – 19:11
- 2☉︎ Sun19:11 – 20:22
- 3♀︎ Venus20:22 – 21:33
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:33 – 22:44
- 5☽︎ Moon22:44 – 23:55
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:55 – 01:06
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:06 – 02:16
- 8♂︎ Mars02:16 – 03:27
- 9☉︎ Sun03:27 – 04:38
- 10♀︎ Venus04:38 – 05:49
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:49 – 07:00
- 12☽︎ Moon07:00 – 08:11
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Orléans?
On Friday, 6 February 2026, the Sun rises at 08:12 and sets at 18:00: the day lasts 9h 48m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:11, lasts 14h 11m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:12 to 09:01: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.