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, 28 June 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:55
- Sunset
- 21:55
- Next sunrise
- 05:56
A day hour lasts 1h 20m; a night hour, 40 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:55 – 07:15
- 2♀︎ Venus07:15 – 08:35
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:35 – 09:55
- 4☽︎ Moon09:55 – 11:15
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:15 – 12:35
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:35 – 13:55
- 7♂︎ Mars13:55 – 15:15
- 8☉︎ Sun15:15 – 16:35
- 9♀︎ Venus16:35 – 17:55
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:55 – 19:15
- 11☽︎ Moon19:15 – 20:35
- 12♄︎ Saturn20:35 – 21:55
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:55 – 22:35
- 2♂︎ Mars22:35 – 23:15
- 3☉︎ Sun23:15 – 23:55
- 4♀︎ Venus23:55 – 00:35
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:35 – 01:15
- 6☽︎ Moon01:15 – 01:55
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:55 – 02:35
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:35 – 03:15
- 9♂︎ Mars03:15 – 03:56
- 10☉︎ Sun03:56 – 04:36
- 11♀︎ Venus04:36 – 05:16
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:16 – 05:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Orléans?
On Sunday, 28 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 05:56, lasts 8h 01m: twelve night hours of 40 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, 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: 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.