Planetary hours
in Oral.
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, 22 January 2024: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 09:25
- Sunset
- 18:05
- Next sunrise
- 09:24
A day hour lasts 43 min; a night hour, 1h 17m. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon09:25 – 10:09
- 2♄︎ Saturn10:09 – 10:52
- 3♃︎ Jupiter10:52 – 11:35
- 4♂︎ Mars11:35 – 12:19
- 5☉︎ Sun12:19 – 13:02
- 6♀︎ Venus13:02 – 13:45
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:45 – 14:29
- 8☽︎ Moon14:29 – 15:12
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:12 – 15:55
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:55 – 16:39
- 11♂︎ Mars16:39 – 17:22
- 12☉︎ Sun17:22 – 18:05
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:05 – 19:22
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:22 – 20:39
- 3☽︎ Moon20:39 – 21:55
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:55 – 23:12
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:12 – 00:28
- 6♂︎ Mars00:28 – 01:45
- 7☉︎ Sun01:45 – 03:01
- 8♀︎ Venus03:01 – 04:18
- 9☿︎ Mercury04:18 – 05:35
- 10☽︎ Moon05:35 – 06:51
- 11♄︎ Saturn06:51 – 08:08
- 12♃︎ Jupiter08:08 – 09:24
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Monday, 22 January 2024, the Sun rises at 09:25 and sets at 18:05: the day lasts 8h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 43 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:24, lasts 15h 19m: twelve night hours of 1h 17m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 09:25 to 10:09: 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.