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, 5 May 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:00
- Sunset
- 21:02
- Next sunrise
- 05:58
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:00 – 07:15
- 2☽︎ Moon07:15 – 08:30
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:30 – 09:46
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:46 – 11:01
- 5♂︎ Mars11:01 – 12:16
- 6☉︎ Sun12:16 – 13:31
- 7♀︎ Venus13:31 – 14:46
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:46 – 16:01
- 9☽︎ Moon16:01 – 17:17
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:17 – 18:32
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:32 – 19:47
- 12♂︎ Mars19:47 – 21:02
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun21:02 – 21:47
- 2♀︎ Venus21:47 – 22:31
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:31 – 23:16
- 4☽︎ Moon23:16 – 00:01
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:01 – 00:45
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:45 – 01:30
- 7♂︎ Mars01:30 – 02:15
- 8☉︎ Sun02:15 – 03:00
- 9♀︎ Venus03:00 – 03:44
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:44 – 04:29
- 11☽︎ Moon04:29 – 05:14
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:14 – 05:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Wednesday, 5 May 2027, the Sun rises at 06:00 and sets at 21:02: the day lasts 15h 02m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:58, lasts 8h 56m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:00 to 07:15: 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.