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, 2 February 2025: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 09:10
- Sunset
- 18:26
- Next sunrise
- 09:08
A day hour lasts 46 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun09:10 – 09:56
- 2♀︎ Venus09:56 – 10:42
- 3☿︎ Mercury10:42 – 11:29
- 4☽︎ Moon11:29 – 12:15
- 5♄︎ Saturn12:15 – 13:01
- 6♃︎ Jupiter13:01 – 13:48
- 7♂︎ Mars13:48 – 14:34
- 8☉︎ Sun14:34 – 15:21
- 9♀︎ Venus15:21 – 16:07
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:07 – 16:53
- 11☽︎ Moon16:53 – 17:40
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:40 – 18:26
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:26 – 19:40
- 2♂︎ Mars19:40 – 20:53
- 3☉︎ Sun20:53 – 22:07
- 4♀︎ Venus22:07 – 23:20
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:20 – 00:34
- 6☽︎ Moon00:34 – 01:47
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:47 – 03:01
- 8♃︎ Jupiter03:01 – 04:14
- 9♂︎ Mars04:14 – 05:28
- 10☉︎ Sun05:28 – 06:41
- 11♀︎ Venus06:41 – 07:55
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:55 – 09:08
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Sunday, 2 February 2025, the Sun rises at 09:10 and sets at 18:26: the day lasts 9h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 46 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:08, lasts 14h 42m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 09:10 to 09:56: 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.