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 Sunday, 12 September 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:24
- Sunset
- 20:11
- Next sunrise
- 07:26
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:24 – 08:28
- 2♀︎ Venus08:28 – 09:32
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:32 – 10:36
- 4☽︎ Moon10:36 – 11:40
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:40 – 12:44
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:44 – 13:48
- 7♂︎ Mars13:48 – 14:52
- 8☉︎ Sun14:52 – 15:56
- 9♀︎ Venus15:56 – 16:59
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:59 – 18:03
- 11☽︎ Moon18:03 – 19:07
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:07 – 20:11
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:11 – 21:07
- 2♂︎ Mars21:07 – 22:04
- 3☉︎ Sun22:04 – 23:00
- 4♀︎ Venus23:00 – 23:56
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:56 – 00:52
- 6☽︎ Moon00:52 – 01:48
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:48 – 02:45
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:45 – 03:41
- 9♂︎ Mars03:41 – 04:37
- 10☉︎ Sun04:37 – 05:33
- 11♀︎ Venus05:33 – 06:30
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:30 – 07:26
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Orléans?
On Sunday, 12 September 2027, the Sun rises at 07:24 and sets at 20:11: the day lasts 12h 47m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:26, lasts 11h 15m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:24 to 08:28: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.