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, 20 January 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 09:27
- Sunset
- 18:03
- Next sunrise
- 09:26
A day hour lasts 43 min; a night hour, 1h 17m. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury09:27 – 10:10
- 2☽︎ Moon10:10 – 10:53
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:53 – 11:36
- 4♃︎ Jupiter11:36 – 12:19
- 5♂︎ Mars12:19 – 13:02
- 6☉︎ Sun13:02 – 13:45
- 7♀︎ Venus13:45 – 14:28
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:28 – 15:11
- 9☽︎ Moon15:11 – 15:54
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:54 – 16:37
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:37 – 17:20
- 12♂︎ Mars17:20 – 18:03
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:03 – 19:20
- 2♀︎ Venus19:20 – 20:37
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:37 – 21:53
- 4☽︎ Moon21:53 – 23:10
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:10 – 00:27
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:27 – 01:44
- 7♂︎ Mars01:44 – 03:01
- 8☉︎ Sun03:01 – 04:18
- 9♀︎ Venus04:18 – 05:35
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:35 – 06:52
- 11☽︎ Moon06:52 – 08:09
- 12♄︎ Saturn08:09 – 09:26
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Wednesday, 20 January 2027, the Sun rises at 09:27 and sets at 18:03: the day lasts 8h 35m, that is twelve day hours of 43 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:26, lasts 15h 24m: twelve night hours of 1h 17m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 09:27 to 10:10: 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.