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 Friday, 1 January 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 09:38
- Sunset
- 17:36
- Next sunrise
- 09:38
A day hour lasts 40 min; a night hour, 1h 20m. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus09:38 – 10:18
- 2☿︎ Mercury10:18 – 10:58
- 3☽︎ Moon10:58 – 11:38
- 4♄︎ Saturn11:38 – 12:18
- 5♃︎ Jupiter12:18 – 12:57
- 6♂︎ Mars12:57 – 13:37
- 7☉︎ Sun13:37 – 14:17
- 8♀︎ Venus14:17 – 14:57
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:57 – 15:37
- 10☽︎ Moon15:37 – 16:17
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:17 – 16:56
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:56 – 17:36
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:36 – 18:56
- 2☉︎ Sun18:56 – 20:17
- 3♀︎ Venus20:17 – 21:37
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:37 – 22:57
- 5☽︎ Moon22:57 – 00:17
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:17 – 01:37
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:37 – 02:57
- 8♂︎ Mars02:57 – 04:17
- 9☉︎ Sun04:17 – 05:38
- 10♀︎ Venus05:38 – 06:58
- 11☿︎ Mercury06:58 – 08:18
- 12☽︎ Moon08:18 – 09:38
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Friday, 1 January 2027, the Sun rises at 09:38 and sets at 17:36: the day lasts 7h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 40 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:38, lasts 16h 02m: twelve night hours of 1h 20m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 09:38 to 10:18: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.