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, 9 February 2025: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:58
- Sunset
- 18:39
- Next sunrise
- 08:56
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:58 – 09:46
- 2♀︎ Venus09:46 – 10:35
- 3☿︎ Mercury10:35 – 11:23
- 4☽︎ Moon11:23 – 12:12
- 5♄︎ Saturn12:12 – 13:00
- 6♃︎ Jupiter13:00 – 13:48
- 7♂︎ Mars13:48 – 14:37
- 8☉︎ Sun14:37 – 15:25
- 9♀︎ Venus15:25 – 16:14
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:14 – 17:02
- 11☽︎ Moon17:02 – 17:50
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:50 – 18:39
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:39 – 19:50
- 2♂︎ Mars19:50 – 21:02
- 3☉︎ Sun21:02 – 22:13
- 4♀︎ Venus22:13 – 23:25
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:25 – 00:36
- 6☽︎ Moon00:36 – 01:47
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:47 – 02:59
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:59 – 04:10
- 9♂︎ Mars04:10 – 05:22
- 10☉︎ Sun05:22 – 06:33
- 11♀︎ Venus06:33 – 07:45
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:45 – 08:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Sunday, 9 February 2025, the Sun rises at 08:58 and sets at 18:39: the day lasts 9h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:56, lasts 14h 17m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:58 to 09:46: 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.