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, 11 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:05
- Sunset
- 19:11
- Next sunrise
- 08:06
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:05 – 09:01
- 2♀︎ Venus09:01 – 09:56
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:56 – 10:52
- 4☽︎ Moon10:52 – 11:47
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:47 – 12:43
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:43 – 13:38
- 7♂︎ Mars13:38 – 14:34
- 8☉︎ Sun14:34 – 15:29
- 9♀︎ Venus15:29 – 16:25
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:25 – 17:20
- 11☽︎ Moon17:20 – 18:16
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:16 – 19:11
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:11 – 20:16
- 2♂︎ Mars20:16 – 21:21
- 3☉︎ Sun21:21 – 22:25
- 4♀︎ Venus22:25 – 23:30
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:30 – 00:34
- 6☽︎ Moon00:34 – 01:39
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:39 – 02:44
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:44 – 03:48
- 9♂︎ Mars03:48 – 04:53
- 10☉︎ Sun04:53 – 05:57
- 11♀︎ Venus05:57 – 07:02
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:02 – 08:06
Other cities · France
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Orléans?
On Sunday, 11 October 2026, the Sun rises at 08:05 and sets at 19:11: the day lasts 11h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:06, lasts 12h 55m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:05 to 09:01: 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.
On a computer? Scan this code with your phone.
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.