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, 1 January 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:41
- Sunset
- 17:10
- Next sunrise
- 08:41
A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:41 – 09:24
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:24 – 10:06
- 3☽︎ Moon10:06 – 10:48
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:48 – 11:31
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:31 – 12:13
- 6♂︎ Mars12:13 – 12:55
- 7☉︎ Sun12:55 – 13:38
- 8♀︎ Venus13:38 – 14:20
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:20 – 15:02
- 10☽︎ Moon15:02 – 15:45
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:45 – 16:27
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:27 – 17:10
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:10 – 18:27
- 2☉︎ Sun18:27 – 19:45
- 3♀︎ Venus19:45 – 21:02
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:02 – 22:20
- 5☽︎ Moon22:20 – 23:38
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:38 – 00:55
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:55 – 02:13
- 8♂︎ Mars02:13 – 03:31
- 9☉︎ Sun03:31 – 04:48
- 10♀︎ Venus04:48 – 06:06
- 11☿︎ Mercury06:06 – 07:24
- 12☽︎ Moon07:24 – 08:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Orléans?
On Friday, 1 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:41 and sets at 17:10: the day lasts 8h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:41, lasts 15h 32m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:41 to 09:24: 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.