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, 27 October 2028: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:30
- Sunset
- 18:41
- Next sunrise
- 08:31
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:30 – 09:21
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:21 – 10:11
- 3☽︎ Moon10:11 – 11:02
- 4♄︎ Saturn11:02 – 11:53
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:53 – 12:44
- 6♂︎ Mars12:44 – 13:35
- 7☉︎ Sun13:35 – 14:26
- 8♀︎ Venus14:26 – 15:17
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:17 – 16:08
- 10☽︎ Moon16:08 – 16:59
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:59 – 17:50
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:50 – 18:41
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:41 – 19:50
- 2☉︎ Sun19:50 – 21:00
- 3♀︎ Venus21:00 – 22:09
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:09 – 23:18
- 5☽︎ Moon23:18 – 00:27
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:27 – 01:36
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:36 – 02:45
- 8♂︎ Mars02:45 – 03:54
- 9☉︎ Sun03:54 – 05:04
- 10♀︎ Venus05:04 – 06:13
- 11☿︎ Mercury06:13 – 07:22
- 12☽︎ Moon07:22 – 08:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Orléans?
On Friday, 27 October 2028, the Sun rises at 08:30 and sets at 18:41: the day lasts 10h 12m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:31, lasts 13h 50m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:30 to 09:21: 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.