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 Monday, 24 May 2027: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 05:32
- Sunset
- 21:30
- Next sunrise
- 05:31
A day hour lasts 1h 20m; a night hour, 40 min. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon05:32 – 06:52
- 2♄︎ Saturn06:52 – 08:12
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:12 – 09:31
- 4♂︎ Mars09:31 – 10:51
- 5☉︎ Sun10:51 – 12:11
- 6♀︎ Venus12:11 – 13:31
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:31 – 14:51
- 8☽︎ Moon14:51 – 16:11
- 9♄︎ Saturn16:11 – 17:31
- 10♃︎ Jupiter17:31 – 18:50
- 11♂︎ Mars18:50 – 20:10
- 12☉︎ Sun20:10 – 21:30
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus21:30 – 22:10
- 2☿︎ Mercury22:10 – 22:50
- 3☽︎ Moon22:50 – 23:30
- 4♄︎ Saturn23:30 – 00:10
- 5♃︎ Jupiter00:10 – 00:50
- 6♂︎ Mars00:50 – 01:30
- 7☉︎ Sun01:30 – 02:10
- 8♀︎ Venus02:10 – 02:51
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:51 – 03:31
- 10☽︎ Moon03:31 – 04:11
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:11 – 04:51
- 12♃︎ Jupiter04:51 – 05:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Monday, 24 May 2027, the Sun rises at 05:32 and sets at 21:30: the day lasts 15h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 20m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:31, lasts 8h 00m: twelve night hours of 40 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 05:32 to 06:52: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.