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 Friday, 3 September 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:12
- Sunset
- 20:29
- Next sunrise
- 07:14
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:12 – 08:19
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:19 – 09:25
- 3☽︎ Moon09:25 – 10:32
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:32 – 11:38
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:38 – 12:44
- 6♂︎ Mars12:44 – 13:51
- 7☉︎ Sun13:51 – 14:57
- 8♀︎ Venus14:57 – 16:04
- 9☿︎ Mercury16:04 – 17:10
- 10☽︎ Moon17:10 – 18:17
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:17 – 19:23
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:23 – 20:29
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:29 – 21:23
- 2☉︎ Sun21:23 – 22:17
- 3♀︎ Venus22:17 – 23:11
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:11 – 00:04
- 5☽︎ Moon00:04 – 00:58
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:58 – 01:52
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:52 – 02:45
- 8♂︎ Mars02:45 – 03:39
- 9☉︎ Sun03:39 – 04:33
- 10♀︎ Venus04:33 – 05:26
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:26 – 06:20
- 12☽︎ Moon06:20 – 07:14
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Orléans?
On Friday, 3 September 2027, the Sun rises at 07:12 and sets at 20:29: the day lasts 13h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:14, lasts 10h 44m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:12 to 08:19: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.