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 Wednesday, 14 August 2024: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:19
- Sunset
- 20:57
- Next sunrise
- 06:20
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:19 – 07:32
- 2☽︎ Moon07:32 – 08:45
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:45 – 09:58
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:58 – 11:12
- 5♂︎ Mars11:12 – 12:25
- 6☉︎ Sun12:25 – 13:38
- 7♀︎ Venus13:38 – 14:51
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:51 – 16:04
- 9☽︎ Moon16:04 – 17:17
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:17 – 18:31
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:31 – 19:44
- 12♂︎ Mars19:44 – 20:57
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:57 – 21:44
- 2♀︎ Venus21:44 – 22:31
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:31 – 23:18
- 4☽︎ Moon23:18 – 00:05
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:05 – 00:52
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:52 – 01:39
- 7♂︎ Mars01:39 – 02:26
- 8☉︎ Sun02:26 – 03:13
- 9♀︎ Venus03:13 – 04:00
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:00 – 04:46
- 11☽︎ Moon04:46 – 05:33
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:33 – 06:20
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Wednesday, 14 August 2024, the Sun rises at 06:19 and sets at 20:57: the day lasts 14h 38m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:20, lasts 9h 24m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:19 to 07:32: 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.