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 Saturday, 27 March 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:22
- Sunset
- 19:58
- Next sunrise
- 07:19
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:22 – 08:25
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:25 – 09:28
- 3♂︎ Mars09:28 – 10:31
- 4☉︎ Sun10:31 – 11:34
- 5♀︎ Venus11:34 – 12:37
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:37 – 13:40
- 7☽︎ Moon13:40 – 14:43
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:43 – 15:46
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:46 – 16:49
- 10♂︎ Mars16:49 – 17:52
- 11☉︎ Sun17:52 – 18:55
- 12♀︎ Venus18:55 – 19:58
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:58 – 20:55
- 2☽︎ Moon20:55 – 21:51
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:51 – 22:48
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:48 – 23:45
- 5♂︎ Mars23:45 – 00:42
- 6☉︎ Sun00:42 – 01:39
- 7♀︎ Venus01:39 – 02:35
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:35 – 03:32
- 9☽︎ Moon03:32 – 04:29
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:29 – 05:26
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:26 – 06:23
- 12♂︎ Mars06:23 – 07:19
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Saturday, 27 March 2027, the Sun rises at 07:22 and sets at 19:58: the day lasts 12h 36m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:19, lasts 11h 22m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:22 to 08:25: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.