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 Sunday, 31 May 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:58
- Sunset
- 21:42
- Next sunrise
- 05:57
A day hour lasts 1h 19m; a night hour, 41 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:58 – 07:17
- 2♀︎ Venus07:17 – 08:35
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:35 – 09:54
- 4☽︎ Moon09:54 – 11:13
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:13 – 12:31
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:31 – 13:50
- 7♂︎ Mars13:50 – 15:09
- 8☉︎ Sun15:09 – 16:27
- 9♀︎ Venus16:27 – 17:46
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:46 – 19:05
- 11☽︎ Moon19:05 – 20:23
- 12♄︎ Saturn20:23 – 21:42
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:42 – 22:23
- 2♂︎ Mars22:23 – 23:04
- 3☉︎ Sun23:04 – 23:46
- 4♀︎ Venus23:46 – 00:27
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:27 – 01:08
- 6☽︎ Moon01:08 – 01:50
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:50 – 02:31
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:31 – 03:12
- 9♂︎ Mars03:12 – 03:53
- 10☉︎ Sun03:53 – 04:35
- 11♀︎ Venus04:35 – 05:16
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:16 – 05:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Orléans?
On Sunday, 31 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:58 and sets at 21:42: the day lasts 15h 44m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 19m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:57, lasts 8h 15m: twelve night hours of 41 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:58 to 07:17: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.