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 Thursday, 14 January 2027: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 09:33
- Sunset
- 17:53
- Next sunrise
- 09:32
A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter09:33 – 10:14
- 2♂︎ Mars10:14 – 10:56
- 3☉︎ Sun10:56 – 11:38
- 4♀︎ Venus11:38 – 12:19
- 5☿︎ Mercury12:19 – 13:01
- 6☽︎ Moon13:01 – 13:43
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:43 – 14:25
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:25 – 15:06
- 9♂︎ Mars15:06 – 15:48
- 10☉︎ Sun15:48 – 16:30
- 11♀︎ Venus16:30 – 17:11
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:11 – 17:53
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon17:53 – 19:11
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:11 – 20:30
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:30 – 21:48
- 4♂︎ Mars21:48 – 23:06
- 5☉︎ Sun23:06 – 00:24
- 6♀︎ Venus00:24 – 01:42
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:42 – 03:01
- 8☽︎ Moon03:01 – 04:19
- 9♄︎ Saturn04:19 – 05:37
- 10♃︎ Jupiter05:37 – 06:55
- 11♂︎ Mars06:55 – 08:14
- 12☉︎ Sun08:14 – 09:32
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Thursday, 14 January 2027, the Sun rises at 09:33 and sets at 17:53: the day lasts 8h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:32, lasts 15h 39m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 09:33 to 10:14: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.