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, 28 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:30
- Sunset
- 17:40
- Next sunrise
- 07:32
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:30 – 08:21
- 2☽︎ Moon08:21 – 09:12
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:12 – 10:03
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:03 – 10:54
- 5♂︎ Mars10:54 – 11:45
- 6☉︎ Sun11:45 – 12:35
- 7♀︎ Venus12:35 – 13:26
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:26 – 14:17
- 9☽︎ Moon14:17 – 15:08
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:08 – 15:59
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:59 – 16:50
- 12♂︎ Mars16:50 – 17:40
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:40 – 18:50
- 2♀︎ Venus18:50 – 19:59
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:59 – 21:08
- 4☽︎ Moon21:08 – 22:18
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:18 – 23:27
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:27 – 00:36
- 7♂︎ Mars00:36 – 01:45
- 8☉︎ Sun01:45 – 02:55
- 9♀︎ Venus02:55 – 04:04
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:04 – 05:13
- 11☽︎ Moon05:13 – 06:23
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:23 – 07:32
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Orléans?
On Wednesday, 28 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:30 and sets at 17:40: the day lasts 10h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:32, lasts 13h 51m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:30 to 08:21: 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.