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, 1 May 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:35
- Sunset
- 21:04
- Next sunrise
- 06:33
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:35 – 07:47
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:47 – 09:00
- 3♂︎ Mars09:00 – 10:12
- 4☉︎ Sun10:12 – 11:25
- 5♀︎ Venus11:25 – 12:37
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:37 – 13:50
- 7☽︎ Moon13:50 – 15:02
- 8♄︎ Saturn15:02 – 16:14
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:14 – 17:27
- 10♂︎ Mars17:27 – 18:39
- 11☉︎ Sun18:39 – 19:52
- 12♀︎ Venus19:52 – 21:04
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury21:04 – 21:52
- 2☽︎ Moon21:52 – 22:39
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:39 – 23:27
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:27 – 00:14
- 5♂︎ Mars00:14 – 01:01
- 6☉︎ Sun01:01 – 01:49
- 7♀︎ Venus01:49 – 02:36
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:36 – 03:23
- 9☽︎ Moon03:23 – 04:11
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:11 – 04:58
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:58 – 05:46
- 12♂︎ Mars05:46 – 06:33
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Orléans?
On Saturday, 1 May 2027, the Sun rises at 06:35 and sets at 21:04: the day lasts 14h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:33, lasts 9h 29m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:35 to 07:47: 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.