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 Saturday, 11 April 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:11
- Sunset
- 20:36
- Next sunrise
- 07:09
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:11 – 08:18
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:18 – 09:25
- 3♂︎ Mars09:25 – 10:32
- 4☉︎ Sun10:32 – 11:39
- 5♀︎ Venus11:39 – 12:46
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:46 – 13:53
- 7☽︎ Moon13:53 – 15:01
- 8♄︎ Saturn15:01 – 16:08
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:08 – 17:15
- 10♂︎ Mars17:15 – 18:22
- 11☉︎ Sun18:22 – 19:29
- 12♀︎ Venus19:29 – 20:36
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:36 – 21:29
- 2☽︎ Moon21:29 – 22:22
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:22 – 23:14
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:14 – 00:07
- 5♂︎ Mars00:07 – 01:00
- 6☉︎ Sun01:00 – 01:52
- 7♀︎ Venus01:52 – 02:45
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:45 – 03:38
- 9☽︎ Moon03:38 – 04:31
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:31 – 05:23
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:23 – 06:16
- 12♂︎ Mars06:16 – 07:09
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Orléans?
On Saturday, 11 April 2026, the Sun rises at 07:11 and sets at 20:36: the day lasts 13h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:09, lasts 10h 33m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:11 to 08:18: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.