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 Tuesday, 12 January 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 09:34
- Sunset
- 17:50
- Next sunrise
- 09:33
A day hour lasts 41 min; a night hour, 1h 19m. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars09:34 – 10:15
- 2☉︎ Sun10:15 – 10:57
- 3♀︎ Venus10:57 – 11:38
- 4☿︎ Mercury11:38 – 12:19
- 5☽︎ Moon12:19 – 13:01
- 6♄︎ Saturn13:01 – 13:42
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:42 – 14:23
- 8♂︎ Mars14:23 – 15:05
- 9☉︎ Sun15:05 – 15:46
- 10♀︎ Venus15:46 – 16:27
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:27 – 17:09
- 12☽︎ Moon17:09 – 17:50
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:50 – 19:09
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:09 – 20:27
- 3♂︎ Mars20:27 – 21:46
- 4☉︎ Sun21:46 – 23:05
- 5♀︎ Venus23:05 – 00:23
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:23 – 01:42
- 7☽︎ Moon01:42 – 03:00
- 8♄︎ Saturn03:00 – 04:19
- 9♃︎ Jupiter04:19 – 05:38
- 10♂︎ Mars05:38 – 06:56
- 11☉︎ Sun06:56 – 08:15
- 12♀︎ Venus08:15 – 09:33
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Tuesday, 12 January 2027, the Sun rises at 09:34 and sets at 17:50: the day lasts 8h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 41 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:33, lasts 15h 43m: twelve night hours of 1h 19m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 09:34 to 10:15: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.