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, 21 May 2028: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:06
- Sunset
- 21:32
- Next sunrise
- 06:05
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:06 – 07:23
- 2♀︎ Venus07:23 – 08:40
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:40 – 09:58
- 4☽︎ Moon09:58 – 11:15
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:15 – 12:32
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:32 – 13:49
- 7♂︎ Mars13:49 – 15:06
- 8☉︎ Sun15:06 – 16:23
- 9♀︎ Venus16:23 – 17:40
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:40 – 18:57
- 11☽︎ Moon18:57 – 20:15
- 12♄︎ Saturn20:15 – 21:32
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:32 – 22:14
- 2♂︎ Mars22:14 – 22:57
- 3☉︎ Sun22:57 – 23:40
- 4♀︎ Venus23:40 – 00:23
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:23 – 01:06
- 6☽︎ Moon01:06 – 01:48
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:48 – 02:31
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:31 – 03:14
- 9♂︎ Mars03:14 – 03:57
- 10☉︎ Sun03:57 – 04:40
- 11♀︎ Venus04:40 – 05:22
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:22 – 06:05
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Orléans?
On Sunday, 21 May 2028, the Sun rises at 06:06 and sets at 21:32: the day lasts 15h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:05, lasts 8h 33m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:06 to 07:23: 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.