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 Friday, 30 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:33
- Sunset
- 17:37
- Next sunrise
- 07:35
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:33 – 08:24
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:24 – 09:14
- 3☽︎ Moon09:14 – 10:04
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:04 – 10:55
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:55 – 11:45
- 6♂︎ Mars11:45 – 12:35
- 7☉︎ Sun12:35 – 13:26
- 8♀︎ Venus13:26 – 14:16
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:16 – 15:06
- 10☽︎ Moon15:06 – 15:56
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:56 – 16:47
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:47 – 17:37
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:37 – 18:47
- 2☉︎ Sun18:47 – 19:57
- 3♀︎ Venus19:57 – 21:07
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:07 – 22:16
- 5☽︎ Moon22:16 – 23:26
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:26 – 00:36
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:36 – 01:46
- 8♂︎ Mars01:46 – 02:56
- 9☉︎ Sun02:56 – 04:05
- 10♀︎ Venus04:05 – 05:15
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:15 – 06:25
- 12☽︎ Moon06:25 – 07:35
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Orléans?
On Friday, 30 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:33 and sets at 17:37: the day lasts 10h 04m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:35, lasts 13h 58m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:33 to 08:24: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.