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, 12 May 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:48
- Sunset
- 21:13
- Next sunrise
- 05:47
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:48 – 07:05
- 2☽︎ Moon07:05 – 08:22
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:22 – 09:39
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:39 – 10:57
- 5♂︎ Mars10:57 – 12:14
- 6☉︎ Sun12:14 – 13:31
- 7♀︎ Venus13:31 – 14:48
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:48 – 16:05
- 9☽︎ Moon16:05 – 17:22
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:22 – 18:39
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:39 – 19:56
- 12♂︎ Mars19:56 – 21:13
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun21:13 – 21:56
- 2♀︎ Venus21:56 – 22:39
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:39 – 23:21
- 4☽︎ Moon23:21 – 00:04
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:04 – 00:47
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:47 – 01:30
- 7♂︎ Mars01:30 – 02:13
- 8☉︎ Sun02:13 – 02:55
- 9♀︎ Venus02:55 – 03:38
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:38 – 04:21
- 11☽︎ Moon04:21 – 05:04
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:04 – 05:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Wednesday, 12 May 2027, the Sun rises at 05:48 and sets at 21:13: the day lasts 15h 25m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:47, lasts 8h 34m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:48 to 07:05: 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.