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, 27 August 2028: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:04
- Sunset
- 20:42
- Next sunrise
- 07:05
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:04 – 08:12
- 2♀︎ Venus08:12 – 09:20
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:20 – 10:28
- 4☽︎ Moon10:28 – 11:36
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:36 – 12:45
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:45 – 13:53
- 7♂︎ Mars13:53 – 15:01
- 8☉︎ Sun15:01 – 16:09
- 9♀︎ Venus16:09 – 17:17
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:17 – 18:25
- 11☽︎ Moon18:25 – 19:34
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:34 – 20:42
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:42 – 21:34
- 2♂︎ Mars21:34 – 22:26
- 3☉︎ Sun22:26 – 23:18
- 4♀︎ Venus23:18 – 00:10
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:10 – 01:02
- 6☽︎ Moon01:02 – 01:53
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:53 – 02:45
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:45 – 03:37
- 9♂︎ Mars03:37 – 04:29
- 10☉︎ Sun04:29 – 05:21
- 11♀︎ Venus05:21 – 06:13
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:13 – 07:05
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Orléans?
On Sunday, 27 August 2028, the Sun rises at 07:04 and sets at 20:42: the day lasts 13h 38m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:05, lasts 10h 23m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:04 to 08:12: 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.