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, 2 June 2028: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:56
- Sunset
- 21:44
- Next sunrise
- 05:56
A day hour lasts 1h 19m; a night hour, 41 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:56 – 07:15
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:15 – 08:34
- 3☽︎ Moon08:34 – 09:53
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:53 – 11:12
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:12 – 12:31
- 6♂︎ Mars12:31 – 13:50
- 7☉︎ Sun13:50 – 15:09
- 8♀︎ Venus15:09 – 16:28
- 9☿︎ Mercury16:28 – 17:47
- 10☽︎ Moon17:47 – 19:06
- 11♄︎ Saturn19:06 – 20:25
- 12♃︎ Jupiter20:25 – 21:44
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars21:44 – 22:25
- 2☉︎ Sun22:25 – 23:06
- 3♀︎ Venus23:06 – 23:47
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:47 – 00:28
- 5☽︎ Moon00:28 – 01:09
- 6♄︎ Saturn01:09 – 01:50
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:50 – 02:31
- 8♂︎ Mars02:31 – 03:12
- 9☉︎ Sun03:12 – 03:53
- 10♀︎ Venus03:53 – 04:34
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:34 – 05:15
- 12☽︎ Moon05:15 – 05:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Orléans?
On Friday, 2 June 2028, the Sun rises at 05:56 and sets at 21:44: the day lasts 15h 48m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 19m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:56, lasts 8h 11m: twelve night hours of 41 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:56 to 07:15: 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.