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 Friday, 16 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:12
- Sunset
- 19:02
- Next sunrise
- 08:14
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:12 – 09:06
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:06 – 10:01
- 3☽︎ Moon10:01 – 10:55
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:55 – 11:49
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:49 – 12:43
- 6♂︎ Mars12:43 – 13:37
- 7☉︎ Sun13:37 – 14:31
- 8♀︎ Venus14:31 – 15:25
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:25 – 16:19
- 10☽︎ Moon16:19 – 17:14
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:14 – 18:08
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:08 – 19:02
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:02 – 20:08
- 2☉︎ Sun20:08 – 21:14
- 3♀︎ Venus21:14 – 22:20
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:20 – 23:26
- 5☽︎ Moon23:26 – 00:32
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:32 – 01:38
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:38 – 02:44
- 8♂︎ Mars02:44 – 03:50
- 9☉︎ Sun03:50 – 04:56
- 10♀︎ Venus04:56 – 06:02
- 11☿︎ Mercury06:02 – 07:08
- 12☽︎ Moon07:08 – 08:14
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Orléans?
On Friday, 16 October 2026, the Sun rises at 08:12 and sets at 19:02: the day lasts 10h 49m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:14, lasts 13h 12m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:12 to 09:06: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.