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 Monday, 18 January 2027: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 09:29
- Sunset
- 17:59
- Next sunrise
- 09:28
A day hour lasts 43 min; a night hour, 1h 17m. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon09:29 – 10:12
- 2♄︎ Saturn10:12 – 10:54
- 3♃︎ Jupiter10:54 – 11:37
- 4♂︎ Mars11:37 – 12:19
- 5☉︎ Sun12:19 – 13:02
- 6♀︎ Venus13:02 – 13:44
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:44 – 14:27
- 8☽︎ Moon14:27 – 15:09
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:09 – 15:52
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:52 – 16:34
- 11♂︎ Mars16:34 – 17:17
- 12☉︎ Sun17:17 – 17:59
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus17:59 – 19:17
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:17 – 20:34
- 3☽︎ Moon20:34 – 21:52
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:52 – 23:09
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:09 – 00:26
- 6♂︎ Mars00:26 – 01:44
- 7☉︎ Sun01:44 – 03:01
- 8♀︎ Venus03:01 – 04:19
- 9☿︎ Mercury04:19 – 05:36
- 10☽︎ Moon05:36 – 06:53
- 11♄︎ Saturn06:53 – 08:11
- 12♃︎ Jupiter08:11 – 09:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Monday, 18 January 2027, the Sun rises at 09:29 and sets at 17:59: the day lasts 8h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 43 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:28, lasts 15h 29m: twelve night hours of 1h 17m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 09:29 to 10:12: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.