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 Monday, 15 February 2027: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 08:48
- Sunset
- 18:49
- Next sunrise
- 08:46
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon08:48 – 09:38
- 2♄︎ Saturn09:38 – 10:28
- 3♃︎ Jupiter10:28 – 11:18
- 4♂︎ Mars11:18 – 12:08
- 5☉︎ Sun12:08 – 12:58
- 6♀︎ Venus12:58 – 13:48
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:48 – 14:38
- 8☽︎ Moon14:38 – 15:28
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:28 – 16:18
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:18 – 17:09
- 11♂︎ Mars17:09 – 17:59
- 12☉︎ Sun17:59 – 18:49
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:49 – 19:58
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:58 – 21:08
- 3☽︎ Moon21:08 – 22:18
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:18 – 23:28
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:28 – 00:38
- 6♂︎ Mars00:38 – 01:47
- 7☉︎ Sun01:47 – 02:57
- 8♀︎ Venus02:57 – 04:07
- 9☿︎ Mercury04:07 – 05:17
- 10☽︎ Moon05:17 – 06:26
- 11♄︎ Saturn06:26 – 07:36
- 12♃︎ Jupiter07:36 – 08:46
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Monday, 15 February 2027, the Sun rises at 08:48 and sets at 18:49: the day lasts 10h 01m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:46, lasts 13h 57m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 08:48 to 09:38: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.