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, 4 April 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:04
- Sunset
- 20:11
- Next sunrise
- 07:01
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:04 – 08:09
- 2♀︎ Venus08:09 – 09:15
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:15 – 10:21
- 4☽︎ Moon10:21 – 11:26
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:26 – 12:32
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:32 – 13:37
- 7♂︎ Mars13:37 – 14:43
- 8☉︎ Sun14:43 – 15:49
- 9♀︎ Venus15:49 – 16:54
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:54 – 18:00
- 11☽︎ Moon18:00 – 19:05
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:05 – 20:11
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:11 – 21:05
- 2♂︎ Mars21:05 – 21:59
- 3☉︎ Sun21:59 – 22:54
- 4♀︎ Venus22:54 – 23:48
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:48 – 00:42
- 6☽︎ Moon00:42 – 01:36
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:36 – 02:30
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:30 – 03:25
- 9♂︎ Mars03:25 – 04:19
- 10☉︎ Sun04:19 – 05:13
- 11♀︎ Venus05:13 – 06:07
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:07 – 07:01
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Sunday, 4 April 2027, the Sun rises at 07:04 and sets at 20:11: the day lasts 13h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:01, lasts 10h 50m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:04 to 08:09: 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.