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, 25 September 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:42
- Sunset
- 19:44
- Next sunrise
- 07:44
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:42 – 08:42
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:42 – 09:43
- 3♂︎ Mars09:43 – 10:43
- 4☉︎ Sun10:43 – 11:43
- 5♀︎ Venus11:43 – 12:43
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:43 – 13:43
- 7☽︎ Moon13:43 – 14:43
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:43 – 15:44
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:44 – 16:44
- 10♂︎ Mars16:44 – 17:44
- 11☉︎ Sun17:44 – 18:44
- 12♀︎ Venus18:44 – 19:44
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:44 – 20:44
- 2☽︎ Moon20:44 – 21:44
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:44 – 22:44
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:44 – 23:44
- 5♂︎ Mars23:44 – 00:44
- 6☉︎ Sun00:44 – 01:44
- 7♀︎ Venus01:44 – 02:44
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:44 – 03:44
- 9☽︎ Moon03:44 – 04:44
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:44 – 05:44
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:44 – 06:44
- 12♂︎ Mars06:44 – 07:44
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Orléans?
On Saturday, 25 September 2027, the Sun rises at 07:42 and sets at 19:44: the day lasts 12h 02m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:44, lasts 11h 59m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:42 to 08:42: 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.