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 Thursday, 15 April 2027: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:40
- Sunset
- 20:29
- Next sunrise
- 06:37
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:40 – 07:49
- 2♂︎ Mars07:49 – 08:58
- 3☉︎ Sun08:58 – 10:07
- 4♀︎ Venus10:07 – 11:16
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:16 – 12:25
- 6☽︎ Moon12:25 – 13:34
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:34 – 14:44
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:44 – 15:53
- 9♂︎ Mars15:53 – 17:02
- 10☉︎ Sun17:02 – 18:11
- 11♀︎ Venus18:11 – 19:20
- 12☿︎ Mercury19:20 – 20:29
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon20:29 – 21:20
- 2♄︎ Saturn21:20 – 22:11
- 3♃︎ Jupiter22:11 – 23:01
- 4♂︎ Mars23:01 – 23:52
- 5☉︎ Sun23:52 – 00:43
- 6♀︎ Venus00:43 – 01:33
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:33 – 02:24
- 8☽︎ Moon02:24 – 03:15
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:15 – 04:05
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:05 – 04:56
- 11♂︎ Mars04:56 – 05:47
- 12☉︎ Sun05:47 – 06:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Thursday, 15 April 2027, the Sun rises at 06:40 and sets at 20:29: the day lasts 13h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:37, lasts 10h 08m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:40 to 07:49: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.