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 Friday, 14 August 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:45
- Sunset
- 21:07
- Next sunrise
- 06:47
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:45 – 07:57
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:57 – 09:09
- 3☽︎ Moon09:09 – 10:21
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:21 – 11:33
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:33 – 12:44
- 6♂︎ Mars12:44 – 13:56
- 7☉︎ Sun13:56 – 15:08
- 8♀︎ Venus15:08 – 16:20
- 9☿︎ Mercury16:20 – 17:31
- 10☽︎ Moon17:31 – 18:43
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:43 – 19:55
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:55 – 21:07
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars21:07 – 21:55
- 2☉︎ Sun21:55 – 22:43
- 3♀︎ Venus22:43 – 23:32
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:32 – 00:20
- 5☽︎ Moon00:20 – 01:08
- 6♄︎ Saturn01:08 – 01:57
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:57 – 02:45
- 8♂︎ Mars02:45 – 03:33
- 9☉︎ Sun03:33 – 04:22
- 10♀︎ Venus04:22 – 05:10
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:10 – 05:58
- 12☽︎ Moon05:58 – 06:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Orléans?
On Friday, 14 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:45 and sets at 21:07: the day lasts 14h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:47, lasts 9h 40m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:45 to 07:57: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.