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 Wednesday, 28 March 2029: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:38
- Sunset
- 20:16
- Next sunrise
- 07:36
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:38 – 08:41
- 2☽︎ Moon08:41 – 09:45
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:45 – 10:48
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:48 – 11:51
- 5♂︎ Mars11:51 – 12:54
- 6☉︎ Sun12:54 – 13:57
- 7♀︎ Venus13:57 – 15:01
- 8☿︎ Mercury15:01 – 16:04
- 9☽︎ Moon16:04 – 17:07
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:07 – 18:10
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:10 – 19:13
- 12♂︎ Mars19:13 – 20:16
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:16 – 21:13
- 2♀︎ Venus21:13 – 22:10
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:10 – 23:06
- 4☽︎ Moon23:06 – 00:03
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:03 – 01:00
- 6♃︎ Jupiter01:00 – 01:56
- 7♂︎ Mars01:56 – 02:53
- 8☉︎ Sun02:53 – 03:50
- 9♀︎ Venus03:50 – 04:46
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:46 – 05:43
- 11☽︎ Moon05:43 – 06:40
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:40 – 07:36
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Orléans?
On Wednesday, 28 March 2029, the Sun rises at 07:38 and sets at 20:16: the day lasts 12h 38m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:36, lasts 11h 20m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:38 to 08:41: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.