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 Monday, 30 March 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 07:35
- Sunset
- 20:19
- Next sunrise
- 07:33
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon07:35 – 08:38
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:38 – 09:42
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:42 – 10:46
- 4♂︎ Mars10:46 – 11:49
- 5☉︎ Sun11:49 – 12:53
- 6♀︎ Venus12:53 – 13:57
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:57 – 15:01
- 8☽︎ Moon15:01 – 16:04
- 9♄︎ Saturn16:04 – 17:08
- 10♃︎ Jupiter17:08 – 18:12
- 11♂︎ Mars18:12 – 19:15
- 12☉︎ Sun19:15 – 20:19
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus20:19 – 21:15
- 2☿︎ Mercury21:15 – 22:11
- 3☽︎ Moon22:11 – 23:07
- 4♄︎ Saturn23:07 – 00:04
- 5♃︎ Jupiter00:04 – 01:00
- 6♂︎ Mars01:00 – 01:56
- 7☉︎ Sun01:56 – 02:52
- 8♀︎ Venus02:52 – 03:48
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:48 – 04:44
- 10☽︎ Moon04:44 – 05:40
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:40 – 06:37
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:37 – 07:33
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Orléans?
On Monday, 30 March 2026, the Sun rises at 07:35 and sets at 20:19: the day lasts 12h 44m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:33, lasts 11h 14m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 07:35 to 08:38: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.