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 Friday, 26 January 2024: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 09:21
- Sunset
- 18:12
- Next sunrise
- 09:19
A day hour lasts 44 min; a night hour, 1h 16m. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus09:21 – 10:05
- 2☿︎ Mercury10:05 – 10:49
- 3☽︎ Moon10:49 – 11:34
- 4♄︎ Saturn11:34 – 12:18
- 5♃︎ Jupiter12:18 – 13:02
- 6♂︎ Mars13:02 – 13:46
- 7☉︎ Sun13:46 – 14:31
- 8♀︎ Venus14:31 – 15:15
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:15 – 15:59
- 10☽︎ Moon15:59 – 16:44
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:44 – 17:28
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:28 – 18:12
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:12 – 19:28
- 2☉︎ Sun19:28 – 20:43
- 3♀︎ Venus20:43 – 21:59
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:59 – 23:15
- 5☽︎ Moon23:15 – 00:30
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:30 – 01:46
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:46 – 03:01
- 8♂︎ Mars03:01 – 04:17
- 9☉︎ Sun04:17 – 05:33
- 10♀︎ Venus05:33 – 06:48
- 11☿︎ Mercury06:48 – 08:04
- 12☽︎ Moon08:04 – 09:19
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Friday, 26 January 2024, the Sun rises at 09:21 and sets at 18:12: the day lasts 8h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 44 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:19, lasts 15h 07m: twelve night hours of 1h 16m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 09:21 to 10:05: 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.