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, 6 January 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 09:37
- Sunset
- 17:42
- Next sunrise
- 09:37
A day hour lasts 40 min; a night hour, 1h 20m. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury09:37 – 10:18
- 2☽︎ Moon10:18 – 10:58
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:58 – 11:38
- 4♃︎ Jupiter11:38 – 12:19
- 5♂︎ Mars12:19 – 12:59
- 6☉︎ Sun12:59 – 13:40
- 7♀︎ Venus13:40 – 14:20
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:20 – 15:00
- 9☽︎ Moon15:00 – 15:41
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:41 – 16:21
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:21 – 17:02
- 12♂︎ Mars17:02 – 17:42
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:42 – 19:02
- 2♀︎ Venus19:02 – 20:21
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:21 – 21:41
- 4☽︎ Moon21:41 – 23:00
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:00 – 00:20
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:20 – 01:39
- 7♂︎ Mars01:39 – 02:59
- 8☉︎ Sun02:59 – 04:19
- 9♀︎ Venus04:19 – 05:38
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:38 – 06:58
- 11☽︎ Moon06:58 – 08:17
- 12♄︎ Saturn08:17 – 09:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Wednesday, 6 January 2027, the Sun rises at 09:37 and sets at 17:42: the day lasts 8h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 40 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:37, lasts 15h 55m: twelve night hours of 1h 20m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 09:37 to 10:18: 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.