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, 21 January 2027: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 09:26
- Sunset
- 18:04
- Next sunrise
- 09:25
A day hour lasts 43 min; a night hour, 1h 17m. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter09:26 – 10:09
- 2♂︎ Mars10:09 – 10:53
- 3☉︎ Sun10:53 – 11:36
- 4♀︎ Venus11:36 – 12:19
- 5☿︎ Mercury12:19 – 13:02
- 6☽︎ Moon13:02 – 13:45
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:45 – 14:28
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:28 – 15:12
- 9♂︎ Mars15:12 – 15:55
- 10☉︎ Sun15:55 – 16:38
- 11♀︎ Venus16:38 – 17:21
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:21 – 18:04
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon18:04 – 19:21
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:21 – 20:38
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:38 – 21:54
- 4♂︎ Mars21:54 – 23:11
- 5☉︎ Sun23:11 – 00:28
- 6♀︎ Venus00:28 – 01:45
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:45 – 03:01
- 8☽︎ Moon03:01 – 04:18
- 9♄︎ Saturn04:18 – 05:35
- 10♃︎ Jupiter05:35 – 06:52
- 11♂︎ Mars06:52 – 08:08
- 12☉︎ Sun08:08 – 09:25
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Thursday, 21 January 2027, the Sun rises at 09:26 and sets at 18:04: the day lasts 8h 38m, that is twelve day hours of 43 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:25, lasts 15h 21m: twelve night hours of 1h 17m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 09:26 to 10:09: 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.