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 Friday, 1 May 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:34
- Sunset
- 21:05
- Next sunrise
- 06:33
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:34 – 07:47
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:47 – 08:59
- 3☽︎ Moon08:59 – 10:12
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:12 – 11:24
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:24 – 12:37
- 6♂︎ Mars12:37 – 13:49
- 7☉︎ Sun13:49 – 15:02
- 8♀︎ Venus15:02 – 16:15
- 9☿︎ Mercury16:15 – 17:27
- 10☽︎ Moon17:27 – 18:40
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:40 – 19:52
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:52 – 21:05
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars21:05 – 21:52
- 2☉︎ Sun21:52 – 22:39
- 3♀︎ Venus22:39 – 23:27
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:27 – 00:14
- 5☽︎ Moon00:14 – 01:01
- 6♄︎ Saturn01:01 – 01:49
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:49 – 02:36
- 8♂︎ Mars02:36 – 03:23
- 9☉︎ Sun03:23 – 04:11
- 10♀︎ Venus04:11 – 04:58
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:58 – 05:45
- 12☽︎ Moon05:45 – 06:33
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Orléans?
On Friday, 1 May 2026, the Sun rises at 06:34 and sets at 21:05: the day lasts 14h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:33, lasts 9h 28m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:34 to 07:47: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.