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, 20 June 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:53
- Sunset
- 21:54
- Next sunrise
- 05:53
A day hour lasts 1h 20m; a night hour, 40 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:53 – 07:13
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:13 – 08:33
- 3♂︎ Mars08:33 – 09:53
- 4☉︎ Sun09:53 – 11:13
- 5♀︎ Venus11:13 – 12:33
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:33 – 13:54
- 7☽︎ Moon13:54 – 15:14
- 8♄︎ Saturn15:14 – 16:34
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:34 – 17:54
- 10♂︎ Mars17:54 – 19:14
- 11☉︎ Sun19:14 – 20:34
- 12♀︎ Venus20:34 – 21:54
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury21:54 – 22:34
- 2☽︎ Moon22:34 – 23:14
- 3♄︎ Saturn23:14 – 23:54
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:54 – 00:34
- 5♂︎ Mars00:34 – 01:14
- 6☉︎ Sun01:14 – 01:54
- 7♀︎ Venus01:54 – 02:33
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:33 – 03:13
- 9☽︎ Moon03:13 – 03:53
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:53 – 04:33
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:33 – 05:13
- 12♂︎ Mars05:13 – 05:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Orléans?
On Saturday, 20 June 2026, the Sun rises at 05:53 and sets at 21:54: the day lasts 16h 02m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 20m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:53, lasts 7h 58m: twelve night hours of 40 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:53 to 07:13: 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.