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, 5 May 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:28
- Sunset
- 21:10
- Next sunrise
- 06:27
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:28 – 07:42
- 2☽︎ Moon07:42 – 08:55
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:55 – 10:09
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:09 – 11:22
- 5♂︎ Mars11:22 – 12:36
- 6☉︎ Sun12:36 – 13:49
- 7♀︎ Venus13:49 – 15:03
- 8☿︎ Mercury15:03 – 16:16
- 9☽︎ Moon16:16 – 17:29
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:29 – 18:43
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:43 – 19:56
- 12♂︎ Mars19:56 – 21:10
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun21:10 – 21:56
- 2♀︎ Venus21:56 – 22:43
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:43 – 23:29
- 4☽︎ Moon23:29 – 00:16
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:16 – 01:02
- 6♃︎ Jupiter01:02 – 01:48
- 7♂︎ Mars01:48 – 02:35
- 8☉︎ Sun02:35 – 03:21
- 9♀︎ Venus03:21 – 04:08
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:08 – 04:54
- 11☽︎ Moon04:54 – 05:40
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:40 – 06:27
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Orléans?
On Wednesday, 5 May 2027, the Sun rises at 06:28 and sets at 21:10: the day lasts 14h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:27, lasts 9h 17m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:28 to 07:42: 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.