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, 19 September 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:34
- Sunset
- 19:56
- Next sunrise
- 07:36
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:34 – 08:36
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:36 – 09:38
- 3♂︎ Mars09:38 – 10:40
- 4☉︎ Sun10:40 – 11:42
- 5♀︎ Venus11:42 – 12:43
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:43 – 13:45
- 7☽︎ Moon13:45 – 14:47
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:47 – 15:49
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:49 – 16:51
- 10♂︎ Mars16:51 – 17:53
- 11☉︎ Sun17:53 – 18:54
- 12♀︎ Venus18:54 – 19:56
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:56 – 20:54
- 2☽︎ Moon20:54 – 21:53
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:53 – 22:51
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:51 – 23:49
- 5♂︎ Mars23:49 – 00:48
- 6☉︎ Sun00:48 – 01:46
- 7♀︎ Venus01:46 – 02:44
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:44 – 03:42
- 9☽︎ Moon03:42 – 04:41
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:41 – 05:39
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:39 – 06:37
- 12♂︎ Mars06:37 – 07:36
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Orléans?
On Saturday, 19 September 2026, the Sun rises at 07:34 and sets at 19:56: the day lasts 12h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:36, lasts 11h 39m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:34 to 08:36: 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.