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, 13 January 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 09:33
- Sunset
- 17:52
- Next sunrise
- 09:33
A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury09:33 – 10:15
- 2☽︎ Moon10:15 – 10:56
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:56 – 11:38
- 4♃︎ Jupiter11:38 – 12:19
- 5♂︎ Mars12:19 – 13:01
- 6☉︎ Sun13:01 – 13:43
- 7♀︎ Venus13:43 – 14:24
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:24 – 15:06
- 9☽︎ Moon15:06 – 15:47
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:47 – 16:29
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:29 – 17:10
- 12♂︎ Mars17:10 – 17:52
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:52 – 19:10
- 2♀︎ Venus19:10 – 20:28
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:28 – 21:47
- 4☽︎ Moon21:47 – 23:05
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:05 – 00:24
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:24 – 01:42
- 7♂︎ Mars01:42 – 03:01
- 8☉︎ Sun03:01 – 04:19
- 9♀︎ Venus04:19 – 05:37
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:37 – 06:56
- 11☽︎ Moon06:56 – 08:14
- 12♄︎ Saturn08:14 – 09:33
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Wednesday, 13 January 2027, the Sun rises at 09:33 and sets at 17:52: the day lasts 8h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:33, lasts 15h 41m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 09:33 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 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.