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 Tuesday, 9 February 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 08:59
- Sunset
- 18:38
- Next sunrise
- 08:57
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars08:59 – 09:47
- 2☉︎ Sun09:47 – 10:35
- 3♀︎ Venus10:35 – 11:24
- 4☿︎ Mercury11:24 – 12:12
- 5☽︎ Moon12:12 – 13:00
- 6♄︎ Saturn13:00 – 13:48
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:48 – 14:37
- 8♂︎ Mars14:37 – 15:25
- 9☉︎ Sun15:25 – 16:13
- 10♀︎ Venus16:13 – 17:01
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:01 – 17:50
- 12☽︎ Moon17:50 – 18:38
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:38 – 19:49
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:49 – 21:01
- 3♂︎ Mars21:01 – 22:13
- 4☉︎ Sun22:13 – 23:24
- 5♀︎ Venus23:24 – 00:36
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:36 – 01:47
- 7☽︎ Moon01:47 – 02:59
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:59 – 04:11
- 9♃︎ Jupiter04:11 – 05:22
- 10♂︎ Mars05:22 – 06:34
- 11☉︎ Sun06:34 – 07:45
- 12♀︎ Venus07:45 – 08:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Tuesday, 9 February 2027, the Sun rises at 08:59 and sets at 18:38: the day lasts 9h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:57, lasts 14h 19m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 08:59 to 09:47: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.