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 Wednesday, 7 April 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:57
- Sunset
- 20:16
- Next sunrise
- 06:55
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:57 – 08:04
- 2☽︎ Moon08:04 – 09:10
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:10 – 10:17
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:17 – 11:23
- 5♂︎ Mars11:23 – 12:30
- 6☉︎ Sun12:30 – 13:37
- 7♀︎ Venus13:37 – 14:43
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:43 – 15:50
- 9☽︎ Moon15:50 – 16:56
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:56 – 18:03
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:03 – 19:09
- 12♂︎ Mars19:09 – 20:16
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:16 – 21:09
- 2♀︎ Venus21:09 – 22:03
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:03 – 22:56
- 4☽︎ Moon22:56 – 23:49
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:49 – 00:42
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:42 – 01:35
- 7♂︎ Mars01:35 – 02:29
- 8☉︎ Sun02:29 – 03:22
- 9♀︎ Venus03:22 – 04:15
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:15 – 05:08
- 11☽︎ Moon05:08 – 06:02
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:02 – 06:55
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Wednesday, 7 April 2027, the Sun rises at 06:57 and sets at 20:16: the day lasts 13h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:55, lasts 10h 39m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:57 to 08:04: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.