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, 4 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:55
- Sunset
- 19:25
- Next sunrise
- 07:56
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:55 – 08:53
- 2♀︎ Venus08:53 – 09:50
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:50 – 10:48
- 4☽︎ Moon10:48 – 11:45
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:45 – 12:43
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:43 – 13:40
- 7♂︎ Mars13:40 – 14:38
- 8☉︎ Sun14:38 – 15:35
- 9♀︎ Venus15:35 – 16:33
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:33 – 17:30
- 11☽︎ Moon17:30 – 18:28
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:28 – 19:25
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:25 – 20:28
- 2♂︎ Mars20:28 – 21:31
- 3☉︎ Sun21:31 – 22:33
- 4♀︎ Venus22:33 – 23:36
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:36 – 00:38
- 6☽︎ Moon00:38 – 01:41
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:41 – 02:43
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:43 – 03:46
- 9♂︎ Mars03:46 – 04:49
- 10☉︎ Sun04:49 – 05:51
- 11♀︎ Venus05:51 – 06:54
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:54 – 07:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Orléans?
On Sunday, 4 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:55 and sets at 19:25: the day lasts 11h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:56, lasts 12h 31m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:55 to 08:53: 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.