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, 14 April 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:05
- Sunset
- 20:40
- Next sunrise
- 07:03
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:05 – 08:13
- 2☽︎ Moon08:13 – 09:21
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:21 – 10:29
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:29 – 11:37
- 5♂︎ Mars11:37 – 12:45
- 6☉︎ Sun12:45 – 13:53
- 7♀︎ Venus13:53 – 15:01
- 8☿︎ Mercury15:01 – 16:09
- 9☽︎ Moon16:09 – 17:16
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:16 – 18:24
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:24 – 19:32
- 12♂︎ Mars19:32 – 20:40
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:40 – 21:32
- 2♀︎ Venus21:32 – 22:24
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:24 – 23:16
- 4☽︎ Moon23:16 – 00:08
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:08 – 01:00
- 6♃︎ Jupiter01:00 – 01:52
- 7♂︎ Mars01:52 – 02:44
- 8☉︎ Sun02:44 – 03:36
- 9♀︎ Venus03:36 – 04:28
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:28 – 05:20
- 11☽︎ Moon05:20 – 06:11
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:11 – 07:03
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Orléans?
On Wednesday, 14 April 2027, the Sun rises at 07:05 and sets at 20:40: the day lasts 13h 35m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:03, lasts 10h 23m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:05 to 08:13: 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.