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, 24 January 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:29
- Sunset
- 17:39
- Next sunrise
- 08:28
A day hour lasts 46 min; a night hour, 1h 14m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:29 – 09:15
- 2♀︎ Venus09:15 – 10:01
- 3☿︎ Mercury10:01 – 10:47
- 4☽︎ Moon10:47 – 11:32
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:32 – 12:18
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:18 – 13:04
- 7♂︎ Mars13:04 – 13:50
- 8☉︎ Sun13:50 – 14:36
- 9♀︎ Venus14:36 – 15:22
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:22 – 16:08
- 11☽︎ Moon16:08 – 16:53
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:53 – 17:39
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:39 – 18:53
- 2♂︎ Mars18:53 – 20:07
- 3☉︎ Sun20:07 – 21:21
- 4♀︎ Venus21:21 – 22:36
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:36 – 23:50
- 6☽︎ Moon23:50 – 01:04
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:04 – 02:18
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:18 – 03:32
- 9♂︎ Mars03:32 – 04:46
- 10☉︎ Sun04:46 – 06:00
- 11♀︎ Venus06:00 – 07:14
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:14 – 08:28
Other cities · France
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Orléans?
On Sunday, 24 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:29 and sets at 17:39: the day lasts 9h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 46 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:28, lasts 14h 49m: twelve night hours of 1h 14m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:29 to 09:15: 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.
On a computer? Scan this code with your phone.
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.