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 Monday, 19 October 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 08:17
- Sunset
- 18:56
- Next sunrise
- 08:18
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon08:17 – 09:10
- 2♄︎ Saturn09:10 – 10:03
- 3♃︎ Jupiter10:03 – 10:57
- 4♂︎ Mars10:57 – 11:50
- 5☉︎ Sun11:50 – 12:43
- 6♀︎ Venus12:43 – 13:36
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:36 – 14:30
- 8☽︎ Moon14:30 – 15:23
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:23 – 16:16
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:16 – 17:10
- 11♂︎ Mars17:10 – 18:03
- 12☉︎ Sun18:03 – 18:56
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:56 – 20:03
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:03 – 21:10
- 3☽︎ Moon21:10 – 22:17
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:17 – 23:24
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:24 – 00:30
- 6♂︎ Mars00:30 – 01:37
- 7☉︎ Sun01:37 – 02:44
- 8♀︎ Venus02:44 – 03:51
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:51 – 04:58
- 10☽︎ Moon04:58 – 06:05
- 11♄︎ Saturn06:05 – 07:11
- 12♃︎ Jupiter07:11 – 08:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Orléans?
On Monday, 19 October 2026, the Sun rises at 08:17 and sets at 18:56: the day lasts 10h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:18, lasts 13h 22m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 08:17 to 09:10: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.