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, 25 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:26
- Sunset
- 17:45
- Next sunrise
- 07:27
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:26 – 08:17
- 2♀︎ Venus08:17 – 09:09
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:09 – 10:01
- 4☽︎ Moon10:01 – 10:52
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:52 – 11:44
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:44 – 12:36
- 7♂︎ Mars12:36 – 13:27
- 8☉︎ Sun13:27 – 14:19
- 9♀︎ Venus14:19 – 15:11
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:11 – 16:02
- 11☽︎ Moon16:02 – 16:54
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:54 – 17:45
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:45 – 18:54
- 2♂︎ Mars18:54 – 20:02
- 3☉︎ Sun20:02 – 21:11
- 4♀︎ Venus21:11 – 22:19
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:19 – 23:28
- 6☽︎ Moon23:28 – 00:36
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:36 – 01:45
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:45 – 02:53
- 9♂︎ Mars02:53 – 04:02
- 10☉︎ Sun04:02 – 05:10
- 11♀︎ Venus05:10 – 06:19
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:19 – 07:27
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Orléans?
On Sunday, 25 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:26 and sets at 17:45: the day lasts 10h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:27, lasts 13h 42m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:26 to 08:17: 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.