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, 26 October 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 08:27
- Sunset
- 18:44
- Next sunrise
- 08:28
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars08:27 – 09:18
- 2☉︎ Sun09:18 – 10:10
- 3♀︎ Venus10:10 – 11:01
- 4☿︎ Mercury11:01 – 11:53
- 5☽︎ Moon11:53 – 12:44
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:44 – 13:36
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:36 – 14:27
- 8♂︎ Mars14:27 – 15:18
- 9☉︎ Sun15:18 – 16:10
- 10♀︎ Venus16:10 – 17:01
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:01 – 17:53
- 12☽︎ Moon17:53 – 18:44
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:44 – 19:53
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:53 – 21:02
- 3♂︎ Mars21:02 – 22:10
- 4☉︎ Sun22:10 – 23:19
- 5♀︎ Venus23:19 – 00:28
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:28 – 01:36
- 7☽︎ Moon01:36 – 02:45
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:45 – 03:54
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:54 – 05:02
- 10♂︎ Mars05:02 – 06:11
- 11☉︎ Sun06:11 – 07:20
- 12♀︎ Venus07:20 – 08:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Orléans?
On Tuesday, 26 October 2027, the Sun rises at 08:27 and sets at 18:44: the day lasts 10h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:28, lasts 13h 44m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 08:27 to 09:18: 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.