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, 11 September 2024: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:03
- Sunset
- 19:57
- Next sunrise
- 07:04
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:03 – 08:07
- 2☽︎ Moon08:07 – 09:12
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:12 – 10:16
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:16 – 11:21
- 5♂︎ Mars11:21 – 12:25
- 6☉︎ Sun12:25 – 13:30
- 7♀︎ Venus13:30 – 14:34
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:34 – 15:39
- 9☽︎ Moon15:39 – 16:43
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:43 – 17:48
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:48 – 18:52
- 12♂︎ Mars18:52 – 19:57
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:57 – 20:52
- 2♀︎ Venus20:52 – 21:48
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:48 – 22:44
- 4☽︎ Moon22:44 – 23:39
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:39 – 00:35
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:35 – 01:31
- 7♂︎ Mars01:31 – 02:26
- 8☉︎ Sun02:26 – 03:22
- 9♀︎ Venus03:22 – 04:18
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:18 – 05:13
- 11☽︎ Moon05:13 – 06:09
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:09 – 07:04
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Wednesday, 11 September 2024, the Sun rises at 07:03 and sets at 19:57: the day lasts 12h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:04, lasts 11h 08m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:03 to 08:07: 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.