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, 4 June 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:22
- Sunset
- 21:43
- Next sunrise
- 05:21
A day hour lasts 1h 22m; a night hour, 38 min. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:22 – 06:44
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:44 – 08:05
- 3☽︎ Moon08:05 – 09:27
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:27 – 10:49
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:49 – 12:11
- 6♂︎ Mars12:11 – 13:32
- 7☉︎ Sun13:32 – 14:54
- 8♀︎ Venus14:54 – 16:16
- 9☿︎ Mercury16:16 – 17:38
- 10☽︎ Moon17:38 – 18:59
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:59 – 20:21
- 12♃︎ Jupiter20:21 – 21:43
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars21:43 – 22:21
- 2☉︎ Sun22:21 – 22:59
- 3♀︎ Venus22:59 – 23:37
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:37 – 00:16
- 5☽︎ Moon00:16 – 00:54
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:54 – 01:32
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:32 – 02:10
- 8♂︎ Mars02:10 – 02:48
- 9☉︎ Sun02:48 – 03:27
- 10♀︎ Venus03:27 – 04:05
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:05 – 04:43
- 12☽︎ Moon04:43 – 05:21
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Friday, 4 June 2027, the Sun rises at 05:22 and sets at 21:43: the day lasts 16h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 22m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:21, lasts 7h 38m: twelve night hours of 38 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:22 to 06:44: 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.