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, 10 February 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:57
- Sunset
- 18:40
- Next sunrise
- 08:55
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:57 – 09:46
- 2☽︎ Moon09:46 – 10:34
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:34 – 11:23
- 4♃︎ Jupiter11:23 – 12:11
- 5♂︎ Mars12:11 – 13:00
- 6☉︎ Sun13:00 – 13:48
- 7♀︎ Venus13:48 – 14:37
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:37 – 15:25
- 9☽︎ Moon15:25 – 16:14
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:14 – 17:03
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:03 – 17:51
- 12♂︎ Mars17:51 – 18:40
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:40 – 19:51
- 2♀︎ Venus19:51 – 21:02
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:02 – 22:14
- 4☽︎ Moon22:14 – 23:25
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:25 – 00:36
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:36 – 01:47
- 7♂︎ Mars01:47 – 02:59
- 8☉︎ Sun02:59 – 04:10
- 9♀︎ Venus04:10 – 05:21
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:21 – 06:33
- 11☽︎ Moon06:33 – 07:44
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:44 – 08:55
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Wednesday, 10 February 2027, the Sun rises at 08:57 and sets at 18:40: the day lasts 9h 43m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:55, lasts 14h 16m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:57 to 09:46: 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.