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, 10 September 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:22
- Sunset
- 20:15
- Next sunrise
- 07:23
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:22 – 08:26
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:26 – 09:31
- 3☽︎ Moon09:31 – 10:35
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:35 – 11:40
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:40 – 12:44
- 6♂︎ Mars12:44 – 13:49
- 7☉︎ Sun13:49 – 14:53
- 8♀︎ Venus14:53 – 15:57
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:57 – 17:02
- 10☽︎ Moon17:02 – 18:06
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:06 – 19:11
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:11 – 20:15
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:15 – 21:11
- 2☉︎ Sun21:11 – 22:07
- 3♀︎ Venus22:07 – 23:02
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:02 – 23:58
- 5☽︎ Moon23:58 – 00:54
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:54 – 01:49
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:49 – 02:45
- 8♂︎ Mars02:45 – 03:40
- 9☉︎ Sun03:40 – 04:36
- 10♀︎ Venus04:36 – 05:32
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:32 – 06:27
- 12☽︎ Moon06:27 – 07:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Orléans?
On Friday, 10 September 2027, the Sun rises at 07:22 and sets at 20:15: the day lasts 12h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:23, lasts 11h 08m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:22 to 08:26: 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.