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, 16 September 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:30
- Sunset
- 20:02
- Next sunrise
- 07:32
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:30 – 08:33
- 2☽︎ Moon08:33 – 09:36
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:36 – 10:38
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:38 – 11:41
- 5♂︎ Mars11:41 – 12:44
- 6☉︎ Sun12:44 – 13:46
- 7♀︎ Venus13:46 – 14:49
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:49 – 15:52
- 9☽︎ Moon15:52 – 16:54
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:54 – 17:57
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:57 – 19:00
- 12♂︎ Mars19:00 – 20:02
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:02 – 21:00
- 2♀︎ Venus21:00 – 21:57
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:57 – 22:55
- 4☽︎ Moon22:55 – 23:52
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:52 – 00:50
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:50 – 01:47
- 7♂︎ Mars01:47 – 02:44
- 8☉︎ Sun02:44 – 03:42
- 9♀︎ Venus03:42 – 04:39
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:39 – 05:37
- 11☽︎ Moon05:37 – 06:34
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:34 – 07:32
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Orléans?
On Wednesday, 16 September 2026, the Sun rises at 07:30 and sets at 20:02: the day lasts 12h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:32, lasts 11h 29m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:30 to 08:33: 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.