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 Sunday, 17 November 2024: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:55
- Sunset
- 17:42
- Next sunrise
- 08:56
A day hour lasts 44 min; a night hour, 1h 16m. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:55 – 09:39
- 2♀︎ Venus09:39 – 10:23
- 3☿︎ Mercury10:23 – 11:07
- 4☽︎ Moon11:07 – 11:51
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:51 – 12:35
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:35 – 13:19
- 7♂︎ Mars13:19 – 14:03
- 8☉︎ Sun14:03 – 14:46
- 9♀︎ Venus14:46 – 15:30
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:30 – 16:14
- 11☽︎ Moon16:14 – 16:58
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:58 – 17:42
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:42 – 18:59
- 2♂︎ Mars18:59 – 20:15
- 3☉︎ Sun20:15 – 21:31
- 4♀︎ Venus21:31 – 22:47
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:47 – 00:03
- 6☽︎ Moon00:03 – 01:19
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:19 – 02:36
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:36 – 03:52
- 9♂︎ Mars03:52 – 05:08
- 10☉︎ Sun05:08 – 06:24
- 11♀︎ Venus06:24 – 07:40
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:40 – 08:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Sunday, 17 November 2024, the Sun rises at 08:55 and sets at 17:42: the day lasts 8h 48m, that is twelve day hours of 44 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:56, lasts 15h 14m: twelve night hours of 1h 16m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:55 to 09:39: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.