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, 28 January 2027: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 09:18
- Sunset
- 18:16
- Next sunrise
- 09:16
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 15m. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter09:18 – 10:02
- 2♂︎ Mars10:02 – 10:47
- 3☉︎ Sun10:47 – 11:32
- 4♀︎ Venus11:32 – 12:17
- 5☿︎ Mercury12:17 – 13:02
- 6☽︎ Moon13:02 – 13:47
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:47 – 14:32
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:32 – 15:17
- 9♂︎ Mars15:17 – 16:02
- 10☉︎ Sun16:02 – 16:46
- 11♀︎ Venus16:46 – 17:31
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:31 – 18:16
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon18:16 – 19:31
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:31 – 20:46
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:46 – 22:01
- 4♂︎ Mars22:01 – 23:16
- 5☉︎ Sun23:16 – 00:31
- 6♀︎ Venus00:31 – 01:46
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:46 – 03:01
- 8☽︎ Moon03:01 – 04:16
- 9♄︎ Saturn04:16 – 05:31
- 10♃︎ Jupiter05:31 – 06:46
- 11♂︎ Mars06:46 – 08:01
- 12☉︎ Sun08:01 – 09:16
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Thursday, 28 January 2027, the Sun rises at 09:18 and sets at 18:16: the day lasts 8h 59m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:16, lasts 15h 00m: twelve night hours of 1h 15m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 09:18 to 10:02: 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.