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, 17 February 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:44
- Sunset
- 18:52
- Next sunrise
- 08:42
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:44 – 09:35
- 2☽︎ Moon09:35 – 10:25
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:25 – 11:16
- 4♃︎ Jupiter11:16 – 12:07
- 5♂︎ Mars12:07 – 12:57
- 6☉︎ Sun12:57 – 13:48
- 7♀︎ Venus13:48 – 14:39
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:39 – 15:30
- 9☽︎ Moon15:30 – 16:20
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:20 – 17:11
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:11 – 18:02
- 12♂︎ Mars18:02 – 18:52
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:52 – 20:01
- 2♀︎ Venus20:01 – 21:11
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:11 – 22:20
- 4☽︎ Moon22:20 – 23:29
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:29 – 00:38
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:38 – 01:47
- 7♂︎ Mars01:47 – 02:56
- 8☉︎ Sun02:56 – 04:05
- 9♀︎ Venus04:05 – 05:15
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:15 – 06:24
- 11☽︎ Moon06:24 – 07:33
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:33 – 08:42
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Wednesday, 17 February 2027, the Sun rises at 08:44 and sets at 18:52: the day lasts 10h 08m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:42, lasts 13h 50m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:44 to 09:35: 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.