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, 16 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:48
- Sunset
- 21:03
- Next sunrise
- 06:50
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:48 – 07:59
- 2♀︎ Venus07:59 – 09:11
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:11 – 10:22
- 4☽︎ Moon10:22 – 11:33
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:33 – 12:44
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:44 – 13:56
- 7♂︎ Mars13:56 – 15:07
- 8☉︎ Sun15:07 – 16:18
- 9♀︎ Venus16:18 – 17:30
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:30 – 18:41
- 11☽︎ Moon18:41 – 19:52
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:52 – 21:03
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:03 – 21:52
- 2♂︎ Mars21:52 – 22:41
- 3☉︎ Sun22:41 – 23:30
- 4♀︎ Venus23:30 – 00:19
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:19 – 01:08
- 6☽︎ Moon01:08 – 01:56
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:56 – 02:45
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:45 – 03:34
- 9♂︎ Mars03:34 – 04:23
- 10☉︎ Sun04:23 – 05:12
- 11♀︎ Venus05:12 – 06:01
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:01 – 06:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Orléans?
On Sunday, 16 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:48 and sets at 21:03: the day lasts 14h 15m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:50, lasts 9h 46m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:48 to 07:59: 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.