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, 3 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:54
- Sunset
- 19:27
- Next sunrise
- 07:55
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:54 – 08:51
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:51 – 09:49
- 3♂︎ Mars09:49 – 10:47
- 4☉︎ Sun10:47 – 11:45
- 5♀︎ Venus11:45 – 12:43
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:43 – 13:41
- 7☽︎ Moon13:41 – 14:38
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:38 – 15:36
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:36 – 16:34
- 10♂︎ Mars16:34 – 17:32
- 11☉︎ Sun17:32 – 18:30
- 12♀︎ Venus18:30 – 19:27
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:27 – 20:30
- 2☽︎ Moon20:30 – 21:32
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:32 – 22:34
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:34 – 23:37
- 5♂︎ Mars23:37 – 00:39
- 6☉︎ Sun00:39 – 01:41
- 7♀︎ Venus01:41 – 02:44
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:44 – 03:46
- 9☽︎ Moon03:46 – 04:48
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:48 – 05:50
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:50 – 06:53
- 12♂︎ Mars06:53 – 07:55
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Orléans?
On Saturday, 3 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:54 and sets at 19:27: the day lasts 11h 34m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:55, lasts 12h 28m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:54 to 08:51: 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.