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, 18 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:15
- Sunset
- 18:58
- Next sunrise
- 08:17
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:15 – 09:09
- 2♀︎ Venus09:09 – 10:02
- 3☿︎ Mercury10:02 – 10:56
- 4☽︎ Moon10:56 – 11:50
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:50 – 12:43
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:43 – 13:37
- 7♂︎ Mars13:37 – 14:30
- 8☉︎ Sun14:30 – 15:24
- 9♀︎ Venus15:24 – 16:17
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:17 – 17:11
- 11☽︎ Moon17:11 – 18:05
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:05 – 18:58
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:58 – 20:05
- 2♂︎ Mars20:05 – 21:11
- 3☉︎ Sun21:11 – 22:18
- 4♀︎ Venus22:18 – 23:24
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:24 – 00:31
- 6☽︎ Moon00:31 – 01:37
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:37 – 02:44
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:44 – 03:51
- 9♂︎ Mars03:51 – 04:57
- 10☉︎ Sun04:57 – 06:04
- 11♀︎ Venus06:04 – 07:10
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:10 – 08:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Orléans?
On Sunday, 18 October 2026, the Sun rises at 08:15 and sets at 18:58: the day lasts 10h 43m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:17, lasts 13h 19m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:15 to 09:09: 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.