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, 4 February 2027: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 09:07
- Sunset
- 18:29
- Next sunrise
- 09:06
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter09:07 – 09:54
- 2♂︎ Mars09:54 – 10:41
- 3☉︎ Sun10:41 – 11:28
- 4♀︎ Venus11:28 – 12:14
- 5☿︎ Mercury12:14 – 13:01
- 6☽︎ Moon13:01 – 13:48
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:48 – 14:35
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:35 – 15:22
- 9♂︎ Mars15:22 – 16:08
- 10☉︎ Sun16:08 – 16:55
- 11♀︎ Venus16:55 – 17:42
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:42 – 18:29
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon18:29 – 19:42
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:42 – 20:55
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:55 – 22:08
- 4♂︎ Mars22:08 – 23:21
- 5☉︎ Sun23:21 – 00:34
- 6♀︎ Venus00:34 – 01:47
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:47 – 03:00
- 8☽︎ Moon03:00 – 04:13
- 9♄︎ Saturn04:13 – 05:26
- 10♃︎ Jupiter05:26 – 06:39
- 11♂︎ Mars06:39 – 07:52
- 12☉︎ Sun07:52 – 09:06
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Thursday, 4 February 2027, the Sun rises at 09:07 and sets at 18:29: the day lasts 9h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:06, lasts 14h 37m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 09:07 to 09:54: 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.