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, 4 January 2027: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 08:41
- Sunset
- 17:13
- Next sunrise
- 08:41
A day hour lasts 43 min; a night hour, 1h 17m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon08:41 – 09:24
- 2♄︎ Saturn09:24 – 10:06
- 3♃︎ Jupiter10:06 – 10:49
- 4♂︎ Mars10:49 – 11:32
- 5☉︎ Sun11:32 – 12:14
- 6♀︎ Venus12:14 – 12:57
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:57 – 13:39
- 8☽︎ Moon13:39 – 14:22
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:22 – 15:05
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:05 – 15:47
- 11♂︎ Mars15:47 – 16:30
- 12☉︎ Sun16:30 – 17:13
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus17:13 – 18:30
- 2☿︎ Mercury18:30 – 19:47
- 3☽︎ Moon19:47 – 21:05
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:05 – 22:22
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:22 – 23:39
- 6♂︎ Mars23:39 – 00:57
- 7☉︎ Sun00:57 – 02:14
- 8♀︎ Venus02:14 – 03:31
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:31 – 04:49
- 10☽︎ Moon04:49 – 06:06
- 11♄︎ Saturn06:06 – 07:24
- 12♃︎ Jupiter07:24 – 08:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Orléans?
On Monday, 4 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:41 and sets at 17:13: the day lasts 8h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 43 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:41, lasts 15h 28m: twelve night hours of 1h 17m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, 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: 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.