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, 19 February 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:40
- Sunset
- 18:56
- Next sunrise
- 08:38
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:40 – 09:31
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:31 – 10:23
- 3☽︎ Moon10:23 – 11:14
- 4♄︎ Saturn11:14 – 12:05
- 5♃︎ Jupiter12:05 – 12:57
- 6♂︎ Mars12:57 – 13:48
- 7☉︎ Sun13:48 – 14:39
- 8♀︎ Venus14:39 – 15:31
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:31 – 16:22
- 10☽︎ Moon16:22 – 17:13
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:13 – 18:05
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:05 – 18:56
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:56 – 20:04
- 2☉︎ Sun20:04 – 21:13
- 3♀︎ Venus21:13 – 22:21
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:21 – 23:30
- 5☽︎ Moon23:30 – 00:38
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:38 – 01:47
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:47 – 02:56
- 8♂︎ Mars02:56 – 04:04
- 9☉︎ Sun04:04 – 05:13
- 10♀︎ Venus05:13 – 06:21
- 11☿︎ Mercury06:21 – 07:30
- 12☽︎ Moon07:30 – 08:38
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Friday, 19 February 2027, the Sun rises at 08:40 and sets at 18:56: the day lasts 10h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:38, lasts 13h 42m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:40 to 09:31: 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.