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, 27 January 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 09:19
- Sunset
- 18:14
- Next sunrise
- 09:18
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 15m. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury09:19 – 10:04
- 2☽︎ Moon10:04 – 10:48
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:48 – 11:33
- 4♃︎ Jupiter11:33 – 12:17
- 5♂︎ Mars12:17 – 13:02
- 6☉︎ Sun13:02 – 13:47
- 7♀︎ Venus13:47 – 14:31
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:31 – 15:16
- 9☽︎ Moon15:16 – 16:01
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:01 – 16:45
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:45 – 17:30
- 12♂︎ Mars17:30 – 18:14
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:14 – 19:30
- 2♀︎ Venus19:30 – 20:45
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:45 – 22:00
- 4☽︎ Moon22:00 – 23:16
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:16 – 00:31
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:31 – 01:46
- 7♂︎ Mars01:46 – 03:01
- 8☉︎ Sun03:01 – 04:17
- 9♀︎ Venus04:17 – 05:32
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:32 – 06:47
- 11☽︎ Moon06:47 – 08:02
- 12♄︎ Saturn08:02 – 09:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Wednesday, 27 January 2027, the Sun rises at 09:19 and sets at 18:14: the day lasts 8h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:18, lasts 15h 03m: twelve night hours of 1h 15m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 09:19 to 10:04: 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.