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, 22 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:08
- Sunset
- 17:08
- Next sunrise
- 08:09
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 15m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:08 – 08:53
- 2♀︎ Venus08:53 – 09:38
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:38 – 10:23
- 4☽︎ Moon10:23 – 11:08
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:08 – 11:53
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:53 – 12:38
- 7♂︎ Mars12:38 – 13:23
- 8☉︎ Sun13:23 – 14:08
- 9♀︎ Venus14:08 – 14:53
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:53 – 15:38
- 11☽︎ Moon15:38 – 16:23
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:23 – 17:08
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:08 – 18:23
- 2♂︎ Mars18:23 – 19:38
- 3☉︎ Sun19:38 – 20:53
- 4♀︎ Venus20:53 – 22:08
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:08 – 23:23
- 6☽︎ Moon23:23 – 00:39
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:39 – 01:54
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:54 – 03:09
- 9♂︎ Mars03:09 – 04:24
- 10☉︎ Sun04:24 – 05:39
- 11♀︎ Venus05:39 – 06:54
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:54 – 08:09
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Orléans?
On Sunday, 22 November 2026, the Sun rises at 08:08 and sets at 17:08: the day lasts 9h 00m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:09, lasts 15h 02m: twelve night hours of 1h 15m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:08 to 08:53: 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.