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, 1 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:28
- Sunset
- 21:27
- Next sunrise
- 06:30
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:28 – 07:43
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:43 – 08:58
- 3♂︎ Mars08:58 – 10:13
- 4☉︎ Sun10:13 – 11:28
- 5♀︎ Venus11:28 – 12:43
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:43 – 13:58
- 7☽︎ Moon13:58 – 15:13
- 8♄︎ Saturn15:13 – 16:28
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:28 – 17:43
- 10♂︎ Mars17:43 – 18:58
- 11☉︎ Sun18:58 – 20:12
- 12♀︎ Venus20:12 – 21:27
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury21:27 – 22:13
- 2☽︎ Moon22:13 – 22:58
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:58 – 23:43
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:43 – 00:28
- 5♂︎ Mars00:28 – 01:13
- 6☉︎ Sun01:13 – 01:58
- 7♀︎ Venus01:58 – 02:44
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:44 – 03:29
- 9☽︎ Moon03:29 – 04:14
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:14 – 04:59
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:59 – 05:44
- 12♂︎ Mars05:44 – 06:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Orléans?
On Saturday, 1 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:28 and sets at 21:27: the day lasts 14h 59m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:30, lasts 9h 02m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:28 to 07:43: 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.