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, 1 April 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:31
- Sunset
- 20:22
- Next sunrise
- 07:29
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:31 – 08:35
- 2☽︎ Moon08:35 – 09:39
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:39 – 10:43
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:43 – 11:48
- 5♂︎ Mars11:48 – 12:52
- 6☉︎ Sun12:52 – 13:56
- 7♀︎ Venus13:56 – 15:00
- 8☿︎ Mercury15:00 – 16:05
- 9☽︎ Moon16:05 – 17:09
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:09 – 18:13
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:13 – 19:18
- 12♂︎ Mars19:18 – 20:22
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:22 – 21:17
- 2♀︎ Venus21:17 – 22:13
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:13 – 23:09
- 4☽︎ Moon23:09 – 00:04
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:04 – 01:00
- 6♃︎ Jupiter01:00 – 01:55
- 7♂︎ Mars01:55 – 02:51
- 8☉︎ Sun02:51 – 03:46
- 9♀︎ Venus03:46 – 04:42
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:42 – 05:37
- 11☽︎ Moon05:37 – 06:33
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:33 – 07:29
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Orléans?
On Wednesday, 1 April 2026, the Sun rises at 07:31 and sets at 20:22: the day lasts 12h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:29, lasts 11h 07m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:31 to 08:35: 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.