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, 26 October 2029: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:28
- Sunset
- 18:43
- Next sunrise
- 08:29
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:28 – 09:19
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:19 – 10:10
- 3☽︎ Moon10:10 – 11:02
- 4♄︎ Saturn11:02 – 11:53
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:53 – 12:44
- 6♂︎ Mars12:44 – 13:35
- 7☉︎ Sun13:35 – 14:27
- 8♀︎ Venus14:27 – 15:18
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:18 – 16:09
- 10☽︎ Moon16:09 – 17:01
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:01 – 17:52
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:52 – 18:43
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:43 – 19:52
- 2☉︎ Sun19:52 – 21:01
- 3♀︎ Venus21:01 – 22:10
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:10 – 23:19
- 5☽︎ Moon23:19 – 00:27
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:27 – 01:36
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:36 – 02:45
- 8♂︎ Mars02:45 – 03:54
- 9☉︎ Sun03:54 – 05:03
- 10♀︎ Venus05:03 – 06:12
- 11☿︎ Mercury06:12 – 07:20
- 12☽︎ Moon07:20 – 08:29
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Orléans?
On Friday, 26 October 2029, the Sun rises at 08:28 and sets at 18:43: the day lasts 10h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:29, lasts 13h 46m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:28 to 09:19: 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.