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, 6 May 2027: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 05:58
- Sunset
- 21:04
- Next sunrise
- 05:57
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter05:58 – 07:14
- 2♂︎ Mars07:14 – 08:29
- 3☉︎ Sun08:29 – 09:45
- 4♀︎ Venus09:45 – 11:00
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:00 – 12:16
- 6☽︎ Moon12:16 – 13:31
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:31 – 14:46
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:46 – 16:02
- 9♂︎ Mars16:02 – 17:17
- 10☉︎ Sun17:17 – 18:33
- 11♀︎ Venus18:33 – 19:48
- 12☿︎ Mercury19:48 – 21:04
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon21:04 – 21:48
- 2♄︎ Saturn21:48 – 22:32
- 3♃︎ Jupiter22:32 – 23:17
- 4♂︎ Mars23:17 – 00:01
- 5☉︎ Sun00:01 – 00:46
- 6♀︎ Venus00:46 – 01:30
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:30 – 02:15
- 8☽︎ Moon02:15 – 02:59
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:59 – 03:43
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:43 – 04:28
- 11♂︎ Mars04:28 – 05:12
- 12☉︎ Sun05:12 – 05:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Thursday, 6 May 2027, the Sun rises at 05:58 and sets at 21:04: the day lasts 15h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:57, lasts 8h 53m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 05:58 to 07:14: 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.