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 Friday, 12 February 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:53
- Sunset
- 18:43
- Next sunrise
- 08:52
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:53 – 09:43
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:43 – 10:32
- 3☽︎ Moon10:32 – 11:21
- 4♄︎ Saturn11:21 – 12:10
- 5♃︎ Jupiter12:10 – 12:59
- 6♂︎ Mars12:59 – 13:48
- 7☉︎ Sun13:48 – 14:37
- 8♀︎ Venus14:37 – 15:27
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:27 – 16:16
- 10☽︎ Moon16:16 – 17:05
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:05 – 17:54
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:54 – 18:43
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:43 – 19:54
- 2☉︎ Sun19:54 – 21:05
- 3♀︎ Venus21:05 – 22:15
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:15 – 23:26
- 5☽︎ Moon23:26 – 00:37
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:37 – 01:47
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:47 – 02:58
- 8♂︎ Mars02:58 – 04:09
- 9☉︎ Sun04:09 – 05:20
- 10♀︎ Venus05:20 – 06:30
- 11☿︎ Mercury06:30 – 07:41
- 12☽︎ Moon07:41 – 08:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Friday, 12 February 2027, the Sun rises at 08:53 and sets at 18:43: the day lasts 9h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:52, lasts 14h 08m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:53 to 09:43: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.