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, 21 February 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:36
- Sunset
- 18:59
- Next sunrise
- 08:34
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:36 – 09:28
- 2♀︎ Venus09:28 – 10:20
- 3☿︎ Mercury10:20 – 11:12
- 4☽︎ Moon11:12 – 12:04
- 5♄︎ Saturn12:04 – 12:56
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:56 – 13:48
- 7♂︎ Mars13:48 – 14:40
- 8☉︎ Sun14:40 – 15:32
- 9♀︎ Venus15:32 – 16:24
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:24 – 17:16
- 11☽︎ Moon17:16 – 18:08
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:08 – 18:59
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:59 – 20:07
- 2♂︎ Mars20:07 – 21:15
- 3☉︎ Sun21:15 – 22:23
- 4♀︎ Venus22:23 – 23:31
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:31 – 00:39
- 6☽︎ Moon00:39 – 01:47
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:47 – 02:55
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:55 – 04:03
- 9♂︎ Mars04:03 – 05:10
- 10☉︎ Sun05:10 – 06:18
- 11♀︎ Venus06:18 – 07:26
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:26 – 08:34
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Sunday, 21 February 2027, the Sun rises at 08:36 and sets at 18:59: the day lasts 10h 23m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:34, lasts 13h 35m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:36 to 09:28: 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.