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 Tuesday, 20 April 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:54
- Sunset
- 20:49
- Next sunrise
- 06:52
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:54 – 08:04
- 2☉︎ Sun08:04 – 09:13
- 3♀︎ Venus09:13 – 10:23
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:23 – 11:32
- 5☽︎ Moon11:32 – 12:42
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:42 – 13:51
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:51 – 15:01
- 8♂︎ Mars15:01 – 16:10
- 9☉︎ Sun16:10 – 17:20
- 10♀︎ Venus17:20 – 18:30
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:30 – 19:39
- 12☽︎ Moon19:39 – 20:49
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:49 – 21:39
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:39 – 22:29
- 3♂︎ Mars22:29 – 23:20
- 4☉︎ Sun23:20 – 00:10
- 5♀︎ Venus00:10 – 01:00
- 6☿︎ Mercury01:00 – 01:50
- 7☽︎ Moon01:50 – 02:41
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:41 – 03:31
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:31 – 04:21
- 10♂︎ Mars04:21 – 05:12
- 11☉︎ Sun05:12 – 06:02
- 12♀︎ Venus06:02 – 06:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Orléans?
On Tuesday, 20 April 2027, the Sun rises at 06:54 and sets at 20:49: the day lasts 13h 55m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:52, lasts 10h 03m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:54 to 08:04: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.