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, 9 April 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:53
- Sunset
- 20:19
- Next sunrise
- 06:50
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:53 – 08:00
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:00 – 09:07
- 3☽︎ Moon09:07 – 10:14
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:14 – 11:22
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:22 – 12:29
- 6♂︎ Mars12:29 – 13:36
- 7☉︎ Sun13:36 – 14:43
- 8♀︎ Venus14:43 – 15:50
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:50 – 16:58
- 10☽︎ Moon16:58 – 18:05
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:05 – 19:12
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:12 – 20:19
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:19 – 21:12
- 2☉︎ Sun21:12 – 22:05
- 3♀︎ Venus22:05 – 22:57
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:57 – 23:50
- 5☽︎ Moon23:50 – 00:42
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:42 – 01:35
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:35 – 02:27
- 8♂︎ Mars02:27 – 03:20
- 9☉︎ Sun03:20 – 04:13
- 10♀︎ Venus04:13 – 05:05
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:05 – 05:58
- 12☽︎ Moon05:58 – 06:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Friday, 9 April 2027, the Sun rises at 06:53 and sets at 20:19: the day lasts 13h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:50, lasts 10h 31m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:53 to 08:00: 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.