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 Sunday, 14 February 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:50
- Sunset
- 18:47
- Next sunrise
- 08:48
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:50 – 09:40
- 2♀︎ Venus09:40 – 10:29
- 3☿︎ Mercury10:29 – 11:19
- 4☽︎ Moon11:19 – 12:09
- 5♄︎ Saturn12:09 – 12:59
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:59 – 13:48
- 7♂︎ Mars13:48 – 14:38
- 8☉︎ Sun14:38 – 15:28
- 9♀︎ Venus15:28 – 16:18
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:18 – 17:07
- 11☽︎ Moon17:07 – 17:57
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:57 – 18:47
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:47 – 19:57
- 2♂︎ Mars19:57 – 21:07
- 3☉︎ Sun21:07 – 22:17
- 4♀︎ Venus22:17 – 23:27
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:27 – 00:37
- 6☽︎ Moon00:37 – 01:47
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:47 – 02:57
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:57 – 04:08
- 9♂︎ Mars04:08 – 05:18
- 10☉︎ Sun05:18 – 06:28
- 11♀︎ Venus06:28 – 07:38
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:38 – 08:48
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Sunday, 14 February 2027, the Sun rises at 08:50 and sets at 18:47: the day lasts 9h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:48, lasts 14h 01m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:50 to 09:40: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.