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, 2 November 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 07:38
- Sunset
- 17:32
- Next sunrise
- 07:39
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon07:38 – 08:27
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:27 – 09:17
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:17 – 10:07
- 4♂︎ Mars10:07 – 10:56
- 5☉︎ Sun10:56 – 11:46
- 6♀︎ Venus11:46 – 12:35
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:35 – 13:25
- 8☽︎ Moon13:25 – 14:14
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:14 – 15:04
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:04 – 15:53
- 11♂︎ Mars15:53 – 16:43
- 12☉︎ Sun16:43 – 17:32
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus17:32 – 18:43
- 2☿︎ Mercury18:43 – 19:54
- 3☽︎ Moon19:54 – 21:04
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:04 – 22:15
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:15 – 23:25
- 6♂︎ Mars23:25 – 00:36
- 7☉︎ Sun00:36 – 01:46
- 8♀︎ Venus01:46 – 02:57
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:57 – 04:08
- 10☽︎ Moon04:08 – 05:18
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:18 – 06:29
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:29 – 07:39
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Orléans?
On Monday, 2 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:38 and sets at 17:32: the day lasts 9h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:39, lasts 14h 07m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 07:38 to 08:27: 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.