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 Wednesday, 21 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:20
- Sunset
- 18:53
- Next sunrise
- 08:21
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:20 – 09:12
- 2☽︎ Moon09:12 – 10:05
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:05 – 10:58
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:58 – 11:51
- 5♂︎ Mars11:51 – 12:43
- 6☉︎ Sun12:43 – 13:36
- 7♀︎ Venus13:36 – 14:29
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:29 – 15:22
- 9☽︎ Moon15:22 – 16:14
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:14 – 17:07
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:07 – 18:00
- 12♂︎ Mars18:00 – 18:53
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:53 – 20:00
- 2♀︎ Venus20:00 – 21:07
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:07 – 22:15
- 4☽︎ Moon22:15 – 23:22
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:22 – 00:30
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:30 – 01:37
- 7♂︎ Mars01:37 – 02:44
- 8☉︎ Sun02:44 – 03:52
- 9♀︎ Venus03:52 – 04:59
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:59 – 06:06
- 11☽︎ Moon06:06 – 07:14
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:14 – 08:21
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Orléans?
On Wednesday, 21 October 2026, the Sun rises at 08:20 and sets at 18:53: the day lasts 10h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:21, lasts 13h 29m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:20 to 09:12: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.