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 Friday, 15 January 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 09:32
- Sunset
- 17:55
- Next sunrise
- 09:31
A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus09:32 – 10:14
- 2☿︎ Mercury10:14 – 10:56
- 3☽︎ Moon10:56 – 11:38
- 4♄︎ Saturn11:38 – 12:19
- 5♃︎ Jupiter12:19 – 13:01
- 6♂︎ Mars13:01 – 13:43
- 7☉︎ Sun13:43 – 14:25
- 8♀︎ Venus14:25 – 15:07
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:07 – 15:49
- 10☽︎ Moon15:49 – 16:31
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:31 – 17:13
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:13 – 17:55
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:55 – 19:13
- 2☉︎ Sun19:13 – 20:31
- 3♀︎ Venus20:31 – 21:49
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:49 – 23:07
- 5☽︎ Moon23:07 – 00:25
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:25 – 01:43
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:43 – 03:01
- 8♂︎ Mars03:01 – 04:19
- 9☉︎ Sun04:19 – 05:37
- 10♀︎ Venus05:37 – 06:55
- 11☿︎ Mercury06:55 – 08:13
- 12☽︎ Moon08:13 – 09:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Friday, 15 January 2027, the Sun rises at 09:32 and sets at 17:55: the day lasts 8h 23m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:31, lasts 15h 36m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 09:32 to 10:14: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.