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 Tuesday, 10 September 2024: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:01
- Sunset
- 19:59
- Next sunrise
- 07:03
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:01 – 08:06
- 2☉︎ Sun08:06 – 09:11
- 3♀︎ Venus09:11 – 10:16
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:16 – 11:21
- 5☽︎ Moon11:21 – 12:25
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:25 – 13:30
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:30 – 14:35
- 8♂︎ Mars14:35 – 15:40
- 9☉︎ Sun15:40 – 16:44
- 10♀︎ Venus16:44 – 17:49
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:49 – 18:54
- 12☽︎ Moon18:54 – 19:59
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:59 – 20:54
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:54 – 21:50
- 3♂︎ Mars21:50 – 22:45
- 4☉︎ Sun22:45 – 23:40
- 5♀︎ Venus23:40 – 00:36
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:36 – 01:31
- 7☽︎ Moon01:31 – 02:26
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:26 – 03:22
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:22 – 04:17
- 10♂︎ Mars04:17 – 05:12
- 11☉︎ Sun05:12 – 06:08
- 12♀︎ Venus06:08 – 07:03
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Tuesday, 10 September 2024, the Sun rises at 07:01 and sets at 19:59: the day lasts 12h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:03, lasts 11h 04m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:01 to 08:06: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.