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 Wednesday, 26 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:02
- Sunset
- 20:45
- Next sunrise
- 07:03
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:02 – 08:10
- 2☽︎ Moon08:10 – 09:19
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:19 – 10:27
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:27 – 11:36
- 5♂︎ Mars11:36 – 12:45
- 6☉︎ Sun12:45 – 13:53
- 7♀︎ Venus13:53 – 15:02
- 8☿︎ Mercury15:02 – 16:10
- 9☽︎ Moon16:10 – 17:19
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:19 – 18:28
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:28 – 19:36
- 12♂︎ Mars19:36 – 20:45
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:45 – 21:36
- 2♀︎ Venus21:36 – 22:28
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:28 – 23:19
- 4☽︎ Moon23:19 – 00:11
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:11 – 01:02
- 6♃︎ Jupiter01:02 – 01:54
- 7♂︎ Mars01:54 – 02:45
- 8☉︎ Sun02:45 – 03:37
- 9♀︎ Venus03:37 – 04:29
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:29 – 05:20
- 11☽︎ Moon05:20 – 06:12
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:12 – 07:03
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Orléans?
On Wednesday, 26 August 2026, the Sun rises at 07:02 and sets at 20:45: the day lasts 13h 43m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:03, lasts 10h 18m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:02 to 08:10: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.