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, 1 March 2027: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 08:20
- Sunset
- 19:14
- Next sunrise
- 08:17
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon08:20 – 09:14
- 2♄︎ Saturn09:14 – 10:09
- 3♃︎ Jupiter10:09 – 11:03
- 4♂︎ Mars11:03 – 11:58
- 5☉︎ Sun11:58 – 12:52
- 6♀︎ Venus12:52 – 13:47
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:47 – 14:41
- 8☽︎ Moon14:41 – 15:36
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:36 – 16:30
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:30 – 17:25
- 11♂︎ Mars17:25 – 18:19
- 12☉︎ Sun18:19 – 19:14
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus19:14 – 20:19
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:19 – 21:24
- 3☽︎ Moon21:24 – 22:30
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:30 – 23:35
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:35 – 00:40
- 6♂︎ Mars00:40 – 01:46
- 7☉︎ Sun01:46 – 02:51
- 8♀︎ Venus02:51 – 03:56
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:56 – 05:01
- 10☽︎ Moon05:01 – 06:07
- 11♄︎ Saturn06:07 – 07:12
- 12♃︎ Jupiter07:12 – 08:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Monday, 1 March 2027, the Sun rises at 08:20 and sets at 19:14: the day lasts 10h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:17, lasts 13h 04m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 08:20 to 09:14: 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.