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, 3 February 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 09:09
- Sunset
- 18:27
- Next sunrise
- 09:07
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury09:09 – 09:55
- 2☽︎ Moon09:55 – 10:42
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:42 – 11:28
- 4♃︎ Jupiter11:28 – 12:15
- 5♂︎ Mars12:15 – 13:01
- 6☉︎ Sun13:01 – 13:48
- 7♀︎ Venus13:48 – 14:34
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:34 – 15:21
- 9☽︎ Moon15:21 – 16:07
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:07 – 16:54
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:54 – 17:40
- 12♂︎ Mars17:40 – 18:27
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:27 – 19:40
- 2♀︎ Venus19:40 – 20:54
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:54 – 22:07
- 4☽︎ Moon22:07 – 23:20
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:20 – 00:34
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:34 – 01:47
- 7♂︎ Mars01:47 – 03:00
- 8☉︎ Sun03:00 – 04:14
- 9♀︎ Venus04:14 – 05:27
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:27 – 06:40
- 11☽︎ Moon06:40 – 07:54
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:54 – 09:07
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Wednesday, 3 February 2027, the Sun rises at 09:09 and sets at 18:27: the day lasts 9h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:07, lasts 14h 40m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 09:09 to 09:55: 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.