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 Saturday, 8 February 2025: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 09:00
- Sunset
- 18:37
- Next sunrise
- 08:58
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn09:00 – 09:48
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:48 – 10:36
- 3♂︎ Mars10:36 – 11:24
- 4☉︎ Sun11:24 – 12:12
- 5♀︎ Venus12:12 – 13:00
- 6☿︎ Mercury13:00 – 13:48
- 7☽︎ Moon13:48 – 14:36
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:36 – 15:24
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:24 – 16:13
- 10♂︎ Mars16:13 – 17:01
- 11☉︎ Sun17:01 – 17:49
- 12♀︎ Venus17:49 – 18:37
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:37 – 19:49
- 2☽︎ Moon19:49 – 21:00
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:00 – 22:12
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:12 – 23:24
- 5♂︎ Mars23:24 – 00:36
- 6☉︎ Sun00:36 – 01:47
- 7♀︎ Venus01:47 – 02:59
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:59 – 04:11
- 9☽︎ Moon04:11 – 05:23
- 10♄︎ Saturn05:23 – 06:34
- 11♃︎ Jupiter06:34 – 07:46
- 12♂︎ Mars07:46 – 08:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Saturday, 8 February 2025, the Sun rises at 09:00 and sets at 18:37: the day lasts 9h 37m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:58, lasts 14h 21m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 09:00 to 09:48: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.