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 Saturday, 5 December 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:25
- Sunset
- 17:00
- Next sunrise
- 08:26
A day hour lasts 43 min; a night hour, 1h 17m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:25 – 09:08
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:08 – 09:51
- 3♂︎ Mars09:51 – 10:34
- 4☉︎ Sun10:34 – 11:17
- 5♀︎ Venus11:17 – 11:59
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:59 – 12:42
- 7☽︎ Moon12:42 – 13:25
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:25 – 14:08
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:08 – 14:51
- 10♂︎ Mars14:51 – 15:34
- 11☉︎ Sun15:34 – 16:17
- 12♀︎ Venus16:17 – 17:00
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:00 – 18:17
- 2☽︎ Moon18:17 – 19:34
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:34 – 20:51
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:51 – 22:09
- 5♂︎ Mars22:09 – 23:26
- 6☉︎ Sun23:26 – 00:43
- 7♀︎ Venus00:43 – 02:00
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:00 – 03:17
- 9☽︎ Moon03:17 – 04:34
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:34 – 05:52
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:52 – 07:09
- 12♂︎ Mars07:09 – 08:26
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Orléans?
On Saturday, 5 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:25 and sets at 17:00: the day lasts 8h 35m, that is twelve day hours of 43 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:26, lasts 15h 26m: twelve night hours of 1h 17m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:25 to 09:08: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.