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, 24 March 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:47
- Sunset
- 19:10
- Next sunrise
- 06:45
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:47 – 07:49
- 2☽︎ Moon07:49 – 08:51
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:51 – 09:53
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:53 – 10:55
- 5♂︎ Mars10:55 – 11:57
- 6☉︎ Sun11:57 – 12:59
- 7♀︎ Venus12:59 – 14:01
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:01 – 15:02
- 9☽︎ Moon15:02 – 16:04
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:04 – 17:06
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:06 – 18:08
- 12♂︎ Mars18:08 – 19:10
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:10 – 20:08
- 2♀︎ Venus20:08 – 21:06
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:06 – 22:04
- 4☽︎ Moon22:04 – 23:02
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:02 – 00:00
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:00 – 00:58
- 7♂︎ Mars00:58 – 01:56
- 8☉︎ Sun01:56 – 02:54
- 9♀︎ Venus02:54 – 03:52
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:52 – 04:49
- 11☽︎ Moon04:49 – 05:47
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:47 – 06:45
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Orléans?
On Wednesday, 24 March 2027, the Sun rises at 06:47 and sets at 19:10: the day lasts 12h 23m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:45, lasts 11h 35m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:47 to 07:49: 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.