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, 26 September 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:44
- Sunset
- 19:42
- Next sunrise
- 07:45
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:44 – 08:44
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:44 – 09:44
- 3♂︎ Mars09:44 – 10:43
- 4☉︎ Sun10:43 – 11:43
- 5♀︎ Venus11:43 – 12:43
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:43 – 13:43
- 7☽︎ Moon13:43 – 14:43
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:43 – 15:42
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:42 – 16:42
- 10♂︎ Mars16:42 – 17:42
- 11☉︎ Sun17:42 – 18:42
- 12♀︎ Venus18:42 – 19:42
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:42 – 20:42
- 2☽︎ Moon20:42 – 21:42
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:42 – 22:43
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:43 – 23:43
- 5♂︎ Mars23:43 – 00:43
- 6☉︎ Sun00:43 – 01:43
- 7♀︎ Venus01:43 – 02:44
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:44 – 03:44
- 9☽︎ Moon03:44 – 04:44
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:44 – 05:45
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:45 – 06:45
- 12♂︎ Mars06:45 – 07:45
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Orléans?
On Saturday, 26 September 2026, the Sun rises at 07:44 and sets at 19:42: the day lasts 11h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:45, lasts 12h 04m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:44 to 08:44: 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.