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, 4 September 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:14
- Sunset
- 20:27
- Next sunrise
- 07:15
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:14 – 08:20
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:20 – 09:26
- 3☽︎ Moon09:26 – 10:32
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:32 – 11:38
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:38 – 12:44
- 6♂︎ Mars12:44 – 13:50
- 7☉︎ Sun13:50 – 14:57
- 8♀︎ Venus14:57 – 16:03
- 9☿︎ Mercury16:03 – 17:09
- 10☽︎ Moon17:09 – 18:15
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:15 – 19:21
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:21 – 20:27
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:27 – 21:21
- 2☉︎ Sun21:21 – 22:15
- 3♀︎ Venus22:15 – 23:09
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:09 – 00:03
- 5☽︎ Moon00:03 – 00:57
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:57 – 01:51
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:51 – 02:45
- 8♂︎ Mars02:45 – 03:39
- 9☉︎ Sun03:39 – 04:33
- 10♀︎ Venus04:33 – 05:27
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:27 – 06:21
- 12☽︎ Moon06:21 – 07:15
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Orléans?
On Friday, 4 September 2026, the Sun rises at 07:14 and sets at 20:27: the day lasts 13h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:15, lasts 10h 48m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:14 to 08:20: 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.