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, 14 March 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:51
- Sunset
- 19:36
- Next sunrise
- 07:49
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:51 – 08:50
- 2♀︎ Venus08:50 – 09:49
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:49 – 10:47
- 4☽︎ Moon10:47 – 11:46
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:46 – 12:45
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:45 – 13:44
- 7♂︎ Mars13:44 – 14:42
- 8☉︎ Sun14:42 – 15:41
- 9♀︎ Venus15:41 – 16:40
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:40 – 17:39
- 11☽︎ Moon17:39 – 18:37
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:37 – 19:36
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:36 – 20:37
- 2♂︎ Mars20:37 – 21:38
- 3☉︎ Sun21:38 – 22:39
- 4♀︎ Venus22:39 – 23:40
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:40 – 00:41
- 6☽︎ Moon00:41 – 01:42
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:42 – 02:43
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:43 – 03:45
- 9♂︎ Mars03:45 – 04:46
- 10☉︎ Sun04:46 – 05:47
- 11♀︎ Venus05:47 – 06:48
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:48 – 07:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Sunday, 14 March 2027, the Sun rises at 07:51 and sets at 19:36: the day lasts 11h 45m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:49, lasts 12h 13m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:51 to 08:50: 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.