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 Tuesday, 10 March 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:15
- Sunset
- 18:50
- Next sunrise
- 07:13
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:15 – 08:13
- 2☉︎ Sun08:13 – 09:11
- 3♀︎ Venus09:11 – 10:09
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:09 – 11:07
- 5☽︎ Moon11:07 – 12:05
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:05 – 13:03
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:03 – 14:00
- 8♂︎ Mars14:00 – 14:58
- 9☉︎ Sun14:58 – 15:56
- 10♀︎ Venus15:56 – 16:54
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:54 – 17:52
- 12☽︎ Moon17:52 – 18:50
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:50 – 19:52
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:52 – 20:54
- 3♂︎ Mars20:54 – 21:56
- 4☉︎ Sun21:56 – 22:58
- 5♀︎ Venus22:58 – 00:00
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:00 – 01:02
- 7☽︎ Moon01:02 – 02:04
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:04 – 03:05
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:05 – 04:07
- 10♂︎ Mars04:07 – 05:09
- 11☉︎ Sun05:09 – 06:11
- 12♀︎ Venus06:11 – 07:13
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Orléans?
On Tuesday, 10 March 2026, the Sun rises at 07:15 and sets at 18:50: the day lasts 11h 34m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:13, lasts 12h 24m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:15 to 08:13: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.