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 Friday, 31 December 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:41
- Sunset
- 17:08
- Next sunrise
- 08:41
A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:41 – 09:24
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:24 – 10:06
- 3☽︎ Moon10:06 – 10:48
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:48 – 11:30
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:30 – 12:13
- 6♂︎ Mars12:13 – 12:55
- 7☉︎ Sun12:55 – 13:37
- 8♀︎ Venus13:37 – 14:19
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:19 – 15:02
- 10☽︎ Moon15:02 – 15:44
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:44 – 16:26
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:26 – 17:08
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:08 – 18:26
- 2☉︎ Sun18:26 – 19:44
- 3♀︎ Venus19:44 – 21:02
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:02 – 22:19
- 5☽︎ Moon22:19 – 23:37
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:37 – 00:55
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:55 – 02:13
- 8♂︎ Mars02:13 – 03:30
- 9☉︎ Sun03:30 – 04:48
- 10♀︎ Venus04:48 – 06:06
- 11☿︎ Mercury06:06 – 07:24
- 12☽︎ Moon07:24 – 08:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Orléans?
On Friday, 31 December 2027, the Sun rises at 08:41 and sets at 17:08: the day lasts 8h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:41, lasts 15h 33m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:41 to 09:24: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.