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 Monday, 17 August 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:50
- Sunset
- 21:02
- Next sunrise
- 06:51
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:50 – 08:01
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:01 – 09:12
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:12 – 10:23
- 4♂︎ Mars10:23 – 11:34
- 5☉︎ Sun11:34 – 12:45
- 6♀︎ Venus12:45 – 13:56
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:56 – 15:07
- 8☽︎ Moon15:07 – 16:18
- 9♄︎ Saturn16:18 – 17:29
- 10♃︎ Jupiter17:29 – 18:40
- 11♂︎ Mars18:40 – 19:51
- 12☉︎ Sun19:51 – 21:02
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus21:02 – 21:51
- 2☿︎ Mercury21:51 – 22:40
- 3☽︎ Moon22:40 – 23:29
- 4♄︎ Saturn23:29 – 00:18
- 5♃︎ Jupiter00:18 – 01:07
- 6♂︎ Mars01:07 – 01:56
- 7☉︎ Sun01:56 – 02:45
- 8♀︎ Venus02:45 – 03:34
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:34 – 04:24
- 10☽︎ Moon04:24 – 05:13
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:13 – 06:02
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:02 – 06:51
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Orléans?
On Monday, 17 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:50 and sets at 21:02: the day lasts 14h 12m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:51, lasts 9h 49m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:50 to 08:01: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.