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, 11 September 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:23
- Sunset
- 20:13
- Next sunrise
- 07:25
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:23 – 08:28
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:28 – 09:32
- 3☽︎ Moon09:32 – 10:36
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:36 – 11:40
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:40 – 12:44
- 6♂︎ Mars12:44 – 13:48
- 7☉︎ Sun13:48 – 14:52
- 8♀︎ Venus14:52 – 15:56
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:56 – 17:00
- 10☽︎ Moon17:00 – 18:05
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:05 – 19:09
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:09 – 20:13
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:13 – 21:09
- 2☉︎ Sun21:09 – 22:05
- 3♀︎ Venus22:05 – 23:01
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:01 – 23:57
- 5☽︎ Moon23:57 – 00:53
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:53 – 01:49
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:49 – 02:45
- 8♂︎ Mars02:45 – 03:41
- 9☉︎ Sun03:41 – 04:37
- 10♀︎ Venus04:37 – 05:33
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:33 – 06:29
- 12☽︎ Moon06:29 – 07:25
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Orléans?
On Friday, 11 September 2026, the Sun rises at 07:23 and sets at 20:13: the day lasts 12h 49m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:25, lasts 11h 12m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:23 to 08:28: 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.