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, 2 January 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 09:38
- Sunset
- 17:37
- Next sunrise
- 09:38
A day hour lasts 40 min; a night hour, 1h 20m. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn09:38 – 10:18
- 2♃︎ Jupiter10:18 – 10:58
- 3♂︎ Mars10:58 – 11:38
- 4☉︎ Sun11:38 – 12:18
- 5♀︎ Venus12:18 – 12:58
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:58 – 13:38
- 7☽︎ Moon13:38 – 14:18
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:18 – 14:58
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:58 – 15:38
- 10♂︎ Mars15:38 – 16:18
- 11☉︎ Sun16:18 – 16:57
- 12♀︎ Venus16:57 – 17:37
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:37 – 18:57
- 2☽︎ Moon18:57 – 20:17
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:17 – 21:38
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:38 – 22:58
- 5♂︎ Mars22:58 – 00:18
- 6☉︎ Sun00:18 – 01:38
- 7♀︎ Venus01:38 – 02:58
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:58 – 04:18
- 9☽︎ Moon04:18 – 05:38
- 10♄︎ Saturn05:38 – 06:58
- 11♃︎ Jupiter06:58 – 08:18
- 12♂︎ Mars08:18 – 09:38
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Saturday, 2 January 2027, the Sun rises at 09:38 and sets at 17:37: the day lasts 7h 59m, that is twelve day hours of 40 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:38, lasts 16h 01m: twelve night hours of 1h 20m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, 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: 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.