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 Wednesday, 12 February 2025: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:53
- Sunset
- 18:44
- Next sunrise
- 08:51
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:53 – 09:42
- 2☽︎ Moon09:42 – 10:31
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:31 – 11:20
- 4♃︎ Jupiter11:20 – 12:10
- 5♂︎ Mars12:10 – 12:59
- 6☉︎ Sun12:59 – 13:48
- 7♀︎ Venus13:48 – 14:38
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:38 – 15:27
- 9☽︎ Moon15:27 – 16:16
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:16 – 17:06
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:06 – 17:55
- 12♂︎ Mars17:55 – 18:44
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:44 – 19:55
- 2♀︎ Venus19:55 – 21:05
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:05 – 22:16
- 4☽︎ Moon22:16 – 23:26
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:26 – 00:37
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:37 – 01:47
- 7♂︎ Mars01:47 – 02:58
- 8☉︎ Sun02:58 – 04:09
- 9♀︎ Venus04:09 – 05:19
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:19 – 06:30
- 11☽︎ Moon06:30 – 07:40
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:40 – 08:51
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Wednesday, 12 February 2025, the Sun rises at 08:53 and sets at 18:44: the day lasts 9h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:51, lasts 14h 07m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:53 to 09:42: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.