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 Monday, 28 August 2028: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 07:05
- Sunset
- 20:40
- Next sunrise
- 07:06
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon07:05 – 08:13
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:13 – 09:21
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:21 – 10:29
- 4♂︎ Mars10:29 – 11:37
- 5☉︎ Sun11:37 – 12:45
- 6♀︎ Venus12:45 – 13:53
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:53 – 15:00
- 8☽︎ Moon15:00 – 16:08
- 9♄︎ Saturn16:08 – 17:16
- 10♃︎ Jupiter17:16 – 18:24
- 11♂︎ Mars18:24 – 19:32
- 12☉︎ Sun19:32 – 20:40
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus20:40 – 21:32
- 2☿︎ Mercury21:32 – 22:24
- 3☽︎ Moon22:24 – 23:17
- 4♄︎ Saturn23:17 – 00:09
- 5♃︎ Jupiter00:09 – 01:01
- 6♂︎ Mars01:01 – 01:53
- 7☉︎ Sun01:53 – 02:45
- 8♀︎ Venus02:45 – 03:38
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:38 – 04:30
- 10☽︎ Moon04:30 – 05:22
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:22 – 06:14
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:14 – 07:06
Other cities · France
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Orléans?
On Monday, 28 August 2028, the Sun rises at 07:05 and sets at 20:40: the day lasts 13h 35m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:06, lasts 10h 27m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 07:05 to 08:13: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.
On a computer? Scan this code with your phone.
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.