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, 13 April 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 07:07
- Sunset
- 20:39
- Next sunrise
- 07:05
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon07:07 – 08:14
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:14 – 09:22
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:22 – 10:30
- 4♂︎ Mars10:30 – 11:38
- 5☉︎ Sun11:38 – 12:45
- 6♀︎ Venus12:45 – 13:53
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:53 – 15:01
- 8☽︎ Moon15:01 – 16:08
- 9♄︎ Saturn16:08 – 17:16
- 10♃︎ Jupiter17:16 – 18:24
- 11♂︎ Mars18:24 – 19:31
- 12☉︎ Sun19:31 – 20:39
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus20:39 – 21:31
- 2☿︎ Mercury21:31 – 22:23
- 3☽︎ Moon22:23 – 23:15
- 4♄︎ Saturn23:15 – 00:08
- 5♃︎ Jupiter00:08 – 01:00
- 6♂︎ Mars01:00 – 01:52
- 7☉︎ Sun01:52 – 02:44
- 8♀︎ Venus02:44 – 03:36
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:36 – 04:28
- 10☽︎ Moon04:28 – 05:21
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:21 – 06:13
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:13 – 07:05
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Orléans?
On Monday, 13 April 2026, the Sun rises at 07:07 and sets at 20:39: the day lasts 13h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:05, lasts 10h 26m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 07:07 to 08:14: 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.