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 Sunday, 27 September 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:45
- Sunset
- 19:40
- Next sunrise
- 07:47
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:45 – 08:45
- 2♀︎ Venus08:45 – 09:44
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:44 – 10:44
- 4☽︎ Moon10:44 – 11:43
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:43 – 12:43
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:43 – 13:42
- 7♂︎ Mars13:42 – 14:42
- 8☉︎ Sun14:42 – 15:42
- 9♀︎ Venus15:42 – 16:41
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:41 – 17:41
- 11☽︎ Moon17:41 – 18:40
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:40 – 19:40
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:40 – 20:40
- 2♂︎ Mars20:40 – 21:41
- 3☉︎ Sun21:41 – 22:41
- 4♀︎ Venus22:41 – 23:42
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:42 – 00:43
- 6☽︎ Moon00:43 – 01:43
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:43 – 02:44
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:44 – 03:44
- 9♂︎ Mars03:44 – 04:45
- 10☉︎ Sun04:45 – 05:45
- 11♀︎ Venus05:45 – 06:46
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:46 – 07:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Orléans?
On Sunday, 27 September 2026, the Sun rises at 07:45 and sets at 19:40: the day lasts 11h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:47, lasts 12h 07m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:45 to 08:45: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.