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 Wednesday, 24 June 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:54
- Sunset
- 21:55
- Next sunrise
- 05:54
A day hour lasts 1h 20m; a night hour, 40 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:54 – 07:14
- 2☽︎ Moon07:14 – 08:34
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:34 – 09:54
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:54 – 11:14
- 5♂︎ Mars11:14 – 12:34
- 6☉︎ Sun12:34 – 13:54
- 7♀︎ Venus13:54 – 15:14
- 8☿︎ Mercury15:14 – 16:35
- 9☽︎ Moon16:35 – 17:55
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:55 – 19:15
- 11♃︎ Jupiter19:15 – 20:35
- 12♂︎ Mars20:35 – 21:55
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun21:55 – 22:35
- 2♀︎ Venus22:35 – 23:15
- 3☿︎ Mercury23:15 – 23:55
- 4☽︎ Moon23:55 – 00:35
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:35 – 01:15
- 6♃︎ Jupiter01:15 – 01:55
- 7♂︎ Mars01:55 – 02:34
- 8☉︎ Sun02:34 – 03:14
- 9♀︎ Venus03:14 – 03:54
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:54 – 04:34
- 11☽︎ Moon04:34 – 05:14
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:14 – 05:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Orléans?
On Wednesday, 24 June 2026, the Sun rises at 05:54 and sets at 21:55: the day lasts 16h 02m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 20m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:54, lasts 7h 59m: twelve night hours of 40 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:54 to 07:14: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.