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, 8 April 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:17
- Sunset
- 20:32
- Next sunrise
- 07:15
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:17 – 08:23
- 2☽︎ Moon08:23 – 09:29
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:29 – 10:35
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:35 – 11:42
- 5♂︎ Mars11:42 – 12:48
- 6☉︎ Sun12:48 – 13:54
- 7♀︎ Venus13:54 – 15:01
- 8☿︎ Mercury15:01 – 16:07
- 9☽︎ Moon16:07 – 17:13
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:13 – 18:19
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:19 – 19:26
- 12♂︎ Mars19:26 – 20:32
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:32 – 21:25
- 2♀︎ Venus21:25 – 22:19
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:19 – 23:13
- 4☽︎ Moon23:13 – 00:06
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:06 – 01:00
- 6♃︎ Jupiter01:00 – 01:53
- 7♂︎ Mars01:53 – 02:47
- 8☉︎ Sun02:47 – 03:40
- 9♀︎ Venus03:40 – 04:34
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:34 – 05:27
- 11☽︎ Moon05:27 – 06:21
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:21 – 07:15
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Orléans?
On Wednesday, 8 April 2026, the Sun rises at 07:17 and sets at 20:32: the day lasts 13h 15m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:15, lasts 10h 43m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:17 to 08:23: 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.