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 Tuesday, 28 September 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:46
- Sunset
- 19:38
- Next sunrise
- 07:48
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:46 – 08:46
- 2☉︎ Sun08:46 – 09:45
- 3♀︎ Venus09:45 – 10:44
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:44 – 11:44
- 5☽︎ Moon11:44 – 12:43
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:43 – 13:42
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:42 – 14:42
- 8♂︎ Mars14:42 – 15:41
- 9☉︎ Sun15:41 – 16:40
- 10♀︎ Venus16:40 – 17:39
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:39 – 18:39
- 12☽︎ Moon18:39 – 19:38
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:38 – 20:39
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:39 – 21:40
- 3♂︎ Mars21:40 – 22:40
- 4☉︎ Sun22:40 – 23:41
- 5♀︎ Venus23:41 – 00:42
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:42 – 01:43
- 7☽︎ Moon01:43 – 02:44
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:44 – 03:44
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:44 – 04:45
- 10♂︎ Mars04:45 – 05:46
- 11☉︎ Sun05:46 – 06:47
- 12♀︎ Venus06:47 – 07:48
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Orléans?
On Tuesday, 28 September 2027, the Sun rises at 07:46 and sets at 19:38: the day lasts 11h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:48, lasts 12h 10m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:46 to 08:46: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.