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, 7 April 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:19
- Sunset
- 20:30
- Next sunrise
- 07:17
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:19 – 08:25
- 2☽︎ Moon08:25 – 09:31
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:31 – 10:37
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:37 – 11:43
- 5♂︎ Mars11:43 – 12:49
- 6☉︎ Sun12:49 – 13:55
- 7♀︎ Venus13:55 – 15:00
- 8☿︎ Mercury15:00 – 16:06
- 9☽︎ Moon16:06 – 17:12
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:12 – 18:18
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:18 – 19:24
- 12♂︎ Mars19:24 – 20:30
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:30 – 21:24
- 2♀︎ Venus21:24 – 22:18
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:18 – 23:12
- 4☽︎ Moon23:12 – 00:06
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:06 – 01:00
- 6♃︎ Jupiter01:00 – 01:54
- 7♂︎ Mars01:54 – 02:47
- 8☉︎ Sun02:47 – 03:41
- 9♀︎ Venus03:41 – 04:35
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:35 – 05:29
- 11☽︎ Moon05:29 – 06:23
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:23 – 07:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Orléans?
On Wednesday, 7 April 2027, the Sun rises at 07:19 and sets at 20:30: the day lasts 13h 11m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:17, lasts 10h 47m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:19 to 08:25: 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.