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, 24 October 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:24
- Sunset
- 18:48
- Next sunrise
- 08:25
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:24 – 09:16
- 2♀︎ Venus09:16 – 10:08
- 3☿︎ Mercury10:08 – 11:00
- 4☽︎ Moon11:00 – 11:52
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:52 – 12:44
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:44 – 13:36
- 7♂︎ Mars13:36 – 14:28
- 8☉︎ Sun14:28 – 15:20
- 9♀︎ Venus15:20 – 16:12
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:12 – 17:04
- 11☽︎ Moon17:04 – 17:56
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:56 – 18:48
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:48 – 19:56
- 2♂︎ Mars19:56 – 21:04
- 3☉︎ Sun21:04 – 22:12
- 4♀︎ Venus22:12 – 23:20
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:20 – 00:28
- 6☽︎ Moon00:28 – 01:37
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:37 – 02:45
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:45 – 03:53
- 9♂︎ Mars03:53 – 05:01
- 10☉︎ Sun05:01 – 06:09
- 11♀︎ Venus06:09 – 07:17
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:17 – 08:25
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Orléans?
On Sunday, 24 October 2027, the Sun rises at 08:24 and sets at 18:48: the day lasts 10h 24m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:25, lasts 13h 38m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:24 to 09:16: 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.