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, 27 June 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:55
- Sunset
- 21:55
- Next sunrise
- 05:55
A day hour lasts 1h 20m; a night hour, 40 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:55 – 07:15
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:15 – 08:35
- 3♂︎ Mars08:35 – 09:55
- 4☉︎ Sun09:55 – 11:15
- 5♀︎ Venus11:15 – 12:35
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:35 – 13:55
- 7☽︎ Moon13:55 – 15:15
- 8♄︎ Saturn15:15 – 16:35
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:35 – 17:55
- 10♂︎ Mars17:55 – 19:15
- 11☉︎ Sun19:15 – 20:35
- 12♀︎ Venus20:35 – 21:55
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury21:55 – 22:35
- 2☽︎ Moon22:35 – 23:15
- 3♄︎ Saturn23:15 – 23:55
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:55 – 00:35
- 5♂︎ Mars00:35 – 01:15
- 6☉︎ Sun01:15 – 01:55
- 7♀︎ Venus01:55 – 02:35
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:35 – 03:15
- 9☽︎ Moon03:15 – 03:55
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:55 – 04:35
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:35 – 05:15
- 12♂︎ Mars05:15 – 05:55
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Orléans?
On Saturday, 27 June 2026, the Sun rises at 05:55 and sets at 21:55: the day lasts 16h 00m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 20m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:55, lasts 8h 00m: twelve night hours of 40 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:55 to 07:15: 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.