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, 17 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:14
- Sunset
- 19:00
- Next sunrise
- 08:15
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:14 – 09:08
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:08 – 10:01
- 3♂︎ Mars10:01 – 10:55
- 4☉︎ Sun10:55 – 11:49
- 5♀︎ Venus11:49 – 12:43
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:43 – 13:37
- 7☽︎ Moon13:37 – 14:31
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:31 – 15:25
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:25 – 16:18
- 10♂︎ Mars16:18 – 17:12
- 11☉︎ Sun17:12 – 18:06
- 12♀︎ Venus18:06 – 19:00
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:00 – 20:06
- 2☽︎ Moon20:06 – 21:12
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:12 – 22:19
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:19 – 23:25
- 5♂︎ Mars23:25 – 00:31
- 6☉︎ Sun00:31 – 01:38
- 7♀︎ Venus01:38 – 02:44
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:44 – 03:50
- 9☽︎ Moon03:50 – 04:56
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:56 – 06:03
- 11♃︎ Jupiter06:03 – 07:09
- 12♂︎ Mars07:09 – 08:15
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Orléans?
On Saturday, 17 October 2026, the Sun rises at 08:14 and sets at 19:00: the day lasts 10h 46m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:15, lasts 13h 15m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:14 to 09:08: 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.