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 Saturday, 13 February 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:02
- Sunset
- 18:11
- Next sunrise
- 08:00
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:02 – 08:53
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:53 – 09:43
- 3♂︎ Mars09:43 – 10:34
- 4☉︎ Sun10:34 – 11:25
- 5♀︎ Venus11:25 – 12:16
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:16 – 13:06
- 7☽︎ Moon13:06 – 13:57
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:57 – 14:48
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:48 – 15:39
- 10♂︎ Mars15:39 – 16:29
- 11☉︎ Sun16:29 – 17:20
- 12♀︎ Venus17:20 – 18:11
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:11 – 19:20
- 2☽︎ Moon19:20 – 20:29
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:29 – 21:38
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:38 – 22:47
- 5♂︎ Mars22:47 – 23:56
- 6☉︎ Sun23:56 – 01:06
- 7♀︎ Venus01:06 – 02:15
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:15 – 03:24
- 9☽︎ Moon03:24 – 04:33
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:33 – 05:42
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:42 – 06:51
- 12♂︎ Mars06:51 – 08:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Orléans?
On Saturday, 13 February 2027, the Sun rises at 08:02 and sets at 18:11: the day lasts 10h 09m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:00, lasts 13h 49m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:02 to 08:53: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.