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 Saturday, 28 October 2028: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:31
- Sunset
- 18:40
- Next sunrise
- 07:33
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:31 – 09:22
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:22 – 10:12
- 3♂︎ Mars10:12 – 11:03
- 4☉︎ Sun11:03 – 11:54
- 5♀︎ Venus11:54 – 12:45
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:45 – 13:35
- 7☽︎ Moon13:35 – 14:26
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:26 – 15:17
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:17 – 16:07
- 10♂︎ Mars16:07 – 16:58
- 11☉︎ Sun16:58 – 17:49
- 12♀︎ Venus17:49 – 18:40
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:40 – 19:49
- 2☽︎ Moon19:49 – 20:58
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:58 – 22:08
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:08 – 23:17
- 5♂︎ Mars23:17 – 00:27
- 6☉︎ Sun00:27 – 01:36
- 7♀︎ Venus01:36 – 02:45
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:45 – 02:55
- 9☽︎ Moon02:55 – 04:04
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:04 – 05:14
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:14 – 06:23
- 12♂︎ Mars06:23 – 07:33
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Orléans?
On Saturday, 28 October 2028, the Sun rises at 08:31 and sets at 18:40: the day lasts 10h 08m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:33, lasts 13h 53m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:31 to 09:22: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.