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, 5 February 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:14
- Sunset
- 17:58
- Next sunrise
- 08:13
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:14 – 09:03
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:03 – 09:52
- 3☽︎ Moon09:52 – 10:40
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:40 – 11:29
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:29 – 12:18
- 6♂︎ Mars12:18 – 13:06
- 7☉︎ Sun13:06 – 13:55
- 8♀︎ Venus13:55 – 14:43
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:43 – 15:32
- 10☽︎ Moon15:32 – 16:21
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:21 – 17:09
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:09 – 17:58
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:58 – 19:09
- 2☉︎ Sun19:09 – 20:21
- 3♀︎ Venus20:21 – 21:32
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:32 – 22:43
- 5☽︎ Moon22:43 – 23:54
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:54 – 01:05
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:05 – 02:17
- 8♂︎ Mars02:17 – 03:28
- 9☉︎ Sun03:28 – 04:39
- 10♀︎ Venus04:39 – 05:50
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:50 – 07:02
- 12☽︎ Moon07:02 – 08:13
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Orléans?
On Friday, 5 February 2027, the Sun rises at 08:14 and sets at 17:58: the day lasts 9h 44m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:13, lasts 14h 15m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:14 to 09:03: 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.