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, 20 October 2028: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:19
- Sunset
- 18:53
- Next sunrise
- 08:21
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:19 – 09:12
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:12 – 10:05
- 3☽︎ Moon10:05 – 10:58
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:58 – 11:50
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:50 – 12:43
- 6♂︎ Mars12:43 – 13:36
- 7☉︎ Sun13:36 – 14:29
- 8♀︎ Venus14:29 – 15:22
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:22 – 16:15
- 10☽︎ Moon16:15 – 17:08
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:08 – 18:01
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:01 – 18:53
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:53 – 20:01
- 2☉︎ Sun20:01 – 21:08
- 3♀︎ Venus21:08 – 22:15
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:15 – 23:22
- 5☽︎ Moon23:22 – 00:30
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:30 – 01:37
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:37 – 02:44
- 8♂︎ Mars02:44 – 03:51
- 9☉︎ Sun03:51 – 04:59
- 10♀︎ Venus04:59 – 06:06
- 11☿︎ Mercury06:06 – 07:13
- 12☽︎ Moon07:13 – 08:21
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Orléans?
On Friday, 20 October 2028, the Sun rises at 08:19 and sets at 18:53: the day lasts 10h 34m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:21, lasts 13h 27m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:19 to 09:12: 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.