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 Wednesday, 3 February 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:17
- Sunset
- 17:55
- Next sunrise
- 08:16
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:17 – 09:05
- 2☽︎ Moon09:05 – 09:53
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:53 – 10:41
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:41 – 11:30
- 5♂︎ Mars11:30 – 12:18
- 6☉︎ Sun12:18 – 13:06
- 7♀︎ Venus13:06 – 13:54
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:54 – 14:42
- 9☽︎ Moon14:42 – 15:30
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:30 – 16:19
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:19 – 17:07
- 12♂︎ Mars17:07 – 17:55
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:55 – 19:07
- 2♀︎ Venus19:07 – 20:18
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:18 – 21:30
- 4☽︎ Moon21:30 – 22:42
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:42 – 23:54
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:54 – 01:05
- 7♂︎ Mars01:05 – 02:17
- 8☉︎ Sun02:17 – 03:29
- 9♀︎ Venus03:29 – 04:40
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:40 – 05:52
- 11☽︎ Moon05:52 – 07:04
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:04 – 08:16
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Orléans?
On Wednesday, 3 February 2027, the Sun rises at 08:17 and sets at 17:55: the day lasts 9h 38m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:16, lasts 14h 21m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:17 to 09:05: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.