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 Tuesday, 21 July 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:15
- Sunset
- 21:41
- Next sunrise
- 06:16
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:15 – 07:32
- 2☉︎ Sun07:32 – 08:49
- 3♀︎ Venus08:49 – 10:06
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:06 – 11:24
- 5☽︎ Moon11:24 – 12:41
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:41 – 13:58
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:58 – 15:15
- 8♂︎ Mars15:15 – 16:32
- 9☉︎ Sun16:32 – 17:50
- 10♀︎ Venus17:50 – 19:07
- 11☿︎ Mercury19:07 – 20:24
- 12☽︎ Moon20:24 – 21:41
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn21:41 – 22:24
- 2♃︎ Jupiter22:24 – 23:07
- 3♂︎ Mars23:07 – 23:50
- 4☉︎ Sun23:50 – 00:33
- 5♀︎ Venus00:33 – 01:16
- 6☿︎ Mercury01:16 – 01:59
- 7☽︎ Moon01:59 – 02:41
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:41 – 03:24
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:24 – 04:07
- 10♂︎ Mars04:07 – 04:50
- 11☉︎ Sun04:50 – 05:33
- 12♀︎ Venus05:33 – 06:16
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Orléans?
On Tuesday, 21 July 2026, the Sun rises at 06:15 and sets at 21:41: the day lasts 15h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:16, lasts 8h 35m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:15 to 07:32: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.