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 Tuesday, 8 September 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:19
- Sunset
- 20:19
- Next sunrise
- 07:21
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:19 – 08:24
- 2☉︎ Sun08:24 – 09:29
- 3♀︎ Venus09:29 – 10:34
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:34 – 11:39
- 5☽︎ Moon11:39 – 12:44
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:44 – 13:49
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:49 – 14:54
- 8♂︎ Mars14:54 – 15:59
- 9☉︎ Sun15:59 – 17:04
- 10♀︎ Venus17:04 – 18:09
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:09 – 19:14
- 12☽︎ Moon19:14 – 20:19
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:19 – 21:14
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:14 – 22:09
- 3♂︎ Mars22:09 – 23:04
- 4☉︎ Sun23:04 – 23:59
- 5♀︎ Venus23:59 – 00:55
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:55 – 01:50
- 7☽︎ Moon01:50 – 02:45
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:45 – 03:40
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:40 – 04:35
- 10♂︎ Mars04:35 – 05:30
- 11☉︎ Sun05:30 – 06:26
- 12♀︎ Venus06:26 – 07:21
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Orléans?
On Tuesday, 8 September 2026, the Sun rises at 07:19 and sets at 20:19: the day lasts 13h 00m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:21, lasts 11h 02m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:19 to 08:24: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.