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, 2 November 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:38
- Sunset
- 17:33
- Next sunrise
- 07:39
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:38 – 08:27
- 2☉︎ Sun08:27 – 09:17
- 3♀︎ Venus09:17 – 10:06
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:06 – 10:56
- 5☽︎ Moon10:56 – 11:46
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:46 – 12:35
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:35 – 13:25
- 8♂︎ Mars13:25 – 14:14
- 9☉︎ Sun14:14 – 15:04
- 10♀︎ Venus15:04 – 15:54
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:54 – 16:43
- 12☽︎ Moon16:43 – 17:33
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:33 – 18:43
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:43 – 19:54
- 3♂︎ Mars19:54 – 21:04
- 4☉︎ Sun21:04 – 22:15
- 5♀︎ Venus22:15 – 23:25
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:25 – 00:36
- 7☽︎ Moon00:36 – 01:46
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:46 – 02:57
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:57 – 04:08
- 10♂︎ Mars04:08 – 05:18
- 11☉︎ Sun05:18 – 06:29
- 12♀︎ Venus06:29 – 07:39
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Orléans?
On Tuesday, 2 November 2027, the Sun rises at 07:38 and sets at 17:33: the day lasts 9h 55m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:39, lasts 14h 06m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:38 to 08:27: 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.