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 Wednesday, 8 December 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:28
- Sunset
- 16:59
- Next sunrise
- 08:29
A day hour lasts 43 min; a night hour, 1h 17m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:28 – 09:10
- 2☽︎ Moon09:10 – 09:53
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:53 – 10:36
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:36 – 11:18
- 5♂︎ Mars11:18 – 12:01
- 6☉︎ Sun12:01 – 12:44
- 7♀︎ Venus12:44 – 13:26
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:26 – 14:09
- 9☽︎ Moon14:09 – 14:51
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:51 – 15:34
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:34 – 16:17
- 12♂︎ Mars16:17 – 16:59
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:59 – 18:17
- 2♀︎ Venus18:17 – 19:34
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:34 – 20:52
- 4☽︎ Moon20:52 – 22:09
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:09 – 23:27
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:27 – 00:44
- 7♂︎ Mars00:44 – 02:02
- 8☉︎ Sun02:02 – 03:19
- 9♀︎ Venus03:19 – 04:36
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:36 – 05:54
- 11☽︎ Moon05:54 – 07:11
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:11 – 08:29
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Orléans?
On Wednesday, 8 December 2027, the Sun rises at 08:28 and sets at 16:59: the day lasts 8h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 43 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:29, lasts 15h 30m: twelve night hours of 1h 17m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:28 to 09:10: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.