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 Tuesday, 2 March 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 08:17
- Sunset
- 19:15
- Next sunrise
- 08:15
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars08:17 – 09:12
- 2☉︎ Sun09:12 – 10:07
- 3♀︎ Venus10:07 – 11:02
- 4☿︎ Mercury11:02 – 11:57
- 5☽︎ Moon11:57 – 12:52
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:52 – 13:46
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:46 – 14:41
- 8♂︎ Mars14:41 – 15:36
- 9☉︎ Sun15:36 – 16:31
- 10♀︎ Venus16:31 – 17:26
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:26 – 18:21
- 12☽︎ Moon18:21 – 19:15
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:15 – 20:20
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:20 – 21:25
- 3♂︎ Mars21:25 – 22:30
- 4☉︎ Sun22:30 – 23:35
- 5♀︎ Venus23:35 – 00:40
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:40 – 01:45
- 7☽︎ Moon01:45 – 02:50
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:50 – 03:55
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:55 – 05:00
- 10♂︎ Mars05:00 – 06:05
- 11☉︎ Sun06:05 – 07:10
- 12♀︎ Venus07:10 – 08:15
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Tuesday, 2 March 2027, the Sun rises at 08:17 and sets at 19:15: the day lasts 10h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:15, lasts 13h 00m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 08:17 to 09:12: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.