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, 29 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:06
- Sunset
- 20:39
- Next sunrise
- 07:07
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:06 – 08:14
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:14 – 09:21
- 3♂︎ Mars09:21 – 10:29
- 4☉︎ Sun10:29 – 11:37
- 5♀︎ Venus11:37 – 12:45
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:45 – 13:52
- 7☽︎ Moon13:52 – 15:00
- 8♄︎ Saturn15:00 – 16:08
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:08 – 17:16
- 10♂︎ Mars17:16 – 18:23
- 11☉︎ Sun18:23 – 19:31
- 12♀︎ Venus19:31 – 20:39
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:39 – 21:31
- 2☽︎ Moon21:31 – 22:24
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:24 – 23:16
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:16 – 00:08
- 5♂︎ Mars00:08 – 01:01
- 6☉︎ Sun01:01 – 01:53
- 7♀︎ Venus01:53 – 02:45
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:45 – 03:38
- 9☽︎ Moon03:38 – 04:30
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:30 – 05:22
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:22 – 06:15
- 12♂︎ Mars06:15 – 07:07
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Orléans?
On Saturday, 29 August 2026, the Sun rises at 07:06 and sets at 20:39: the day lasts 13h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:07, lasts 10h 28m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:06 to 08:14: 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.