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, 21 May 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:35
- Sunset
- 21:26
- Next sunrise
- 05:34
A day hour lasts 1h 19m; a night hour, 41 min. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:35 – 06:55
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:55 – 08:14
- 3☽︎ Moon08:14 – 09:33
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:33 – 10:52
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:52 – 12:12
- 6♂︎ Mars12:12 – 13:31
- 7☉︎ Sun13:31 – 14:50
- 8♀︎ Venus14:50 – 16:09
- 9☿︎ Mercury16:09 – 17:28
- 10☽︎ Moon17:28 – 18:48
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:48 – 20:07
- 12♃︎ Jupiter20:07 – 21:26
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars21:26 – 22:07
- 2☉︎ Sun22:07 – 22:48
- 3♀︎ Venus22:48 – 23:28
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:28 – 00:09
- 5☽︎ Moon00:09 – 00:50
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:50 – 01:30
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:30 – 02:11
- 8♂︎ Mars02:11 – 02:52
- 9☉︎ Sun02:52 – 03:32
- 10♀︎ Venus03:32 – 04:13
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:13 – 04:54
- 12☽︎ Moon04:54 – 05:34
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Friday, 21 May 2027, the Sun rises at 05:35 and sets at 21:26: the day lasts 15h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 19m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:34, lasts 8h 08m: twelve night hours of 41 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:35 to 06:55: 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.