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 Monday, 27 January 2025: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 09:18
- Sunset
- 18:15
- Next sunrise
- 09:17
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 15m. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon09:18 – 10:03
- 2♄︎ Saturn10:03 – 10:48
- 3♃︎ Jupiter10:48 – 11:33
- 4♂︎ Mars11:33 – 12:17
- 5☉︎ Sun12:17 – 13:02
- 6♀︎ Venus13:02 – 13:47
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:47 – 14:32
- 8☽︎ Moon14:32 – 15:16
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:16 – 16:01
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:01 – 16:46
- 11♂︎ Mars16:46 – 17:31
- 12☉︎ Sun17:31 – 18:15
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:15 – 19:30
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:30 – 20:46
- 3☽︎ Moon20:46 – 22:01
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:01 – 23:16
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:16 – 00:31
- 6♂︎ Mars00:31 – 01:46
- 7☉︎ Sun01:46 – 03:01
- 8♀︎ Venus03:01 – 04:16
- 9☿︎ Mercury04:16 – 05:32
- 10☽︎ Moon05:32 – 06:47
- 11♄︎ Saturn06:47 – 08:02
- 12♃︎ Jupiter08:02 – 09:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Monday, 27 January 2025, the Sun rises at 09:18 and sets at 18:15: the day lasts 8h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:17, lasts 15h 02m: twelve night hours of 1h 15m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 09:18 to 10:03: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.