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, 6 August 2029: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:35
- Sunset
- 21:20
- Next sunrise
- 06:36
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:35 – 07:49
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:49 – 09:03
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:03 – 10:16
- 4♂︎ Mars10:16 – 11:30
- 5☉︎ Sun11:30 – 12:44
- 6♀︎ Venus12:44 – 13:57
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:57 – 15:11
- 8☽︎ Moon15:11 – 16:25
- 9♄︎ Saturn16:25 – 17:38
- 10♃︎ Jupiter17:38 – 18:52
- 11♂︎ Mars18:52 – 20:06
- 12☉︎ Sun20:06 – 21:20
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus21:20 – 22:06
- 2☿︎ Mercury22:06 – 22:52
- 3☽︎ Moon22:52 – 23:39
- 4♄︎ Saturn23:39 – 00:25
- 5♃︎ Jupiter00:25 – 01:12
- 6♂︎ Mars01:12 – 01:58
- 7☉︎ Sun01:58 – 02:44
- 8♀︎ Venus02:44 – 03:31
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:31 – 04:17
- 10☽︎ Moon04:17 – 05:04
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:04 – 05:50
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:50 – 06:36
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Orléans?
On Monday, 6 August 2029, the Sun rises at 06:35 and sets at 21:20: the day lasts 14h 44m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:36, lasts 9h 17m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:35 to 07:49: 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.
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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.