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 March 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:40
- Sunset
- 19:44
- Next sunrise
- 07:38
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:40 – 08:40
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:40 – 09:41
- 3☽︎ Moon09:41 – 10:41
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:41 – 11:41
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:41 – 12:42
- 6♂︎ Mars12:42 – 13:42
- 7☉︎ Sun13:42 – 14:43
- 8♀︎ Venus14:43 – 15:43
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:43 – 16:43
- 10☽︎ Moon16:43 – 17:44
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:44 – 18:44
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:44 – 19:44
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:44 – 20:44
- 2☉︎ Sun20:44 – 21:43
- 3♀︎ Venus21:43 – 22:43
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:43 – 23:42
- 5☽︎ Moon23:42 – 00:42
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:42 – 01:41
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:41 – 02:40
- 8♂︎ Mars02:40 – 03:40
- 9☉︎ Sun03:40 – 04:39
- 10♀︎ Venus04:39 – 05:39
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:39 – 06:38
- 12☽︎ Moon06:38 – 07:38
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Friday, 19 March 2027, the Sun rises at 07:40 and sets at 19:44: the day lasts 12h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:38, lasts 11h 53m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:40 to 08:40: 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.