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 Saturday, 5 June 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:21
- Sunset
- 21:44
- Next sunrise
- 05:21
A day hour lasts 1h 22m; a night hour, 38 min. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:21 – 06:43
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:43 – 08:05
- 3♂︎ Mars08:05 – 09:27
- 4☉︎ Sun09:27 – 10:49
- 5♀︎ Venus10:49 – 12:11
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:11 – 13:33
- 7☽︎ Moon13:33 – 14:54
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:54 – 16:16
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:16 – 17:38
- 10♂︎ Mars17:38 – 19:00
- 11☉︎ Sun19:00 – 20:22
- 12♀︎ Venus20:22 – 21:44
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury21:44 – 22:22
- 2☽︎ Moon22:22 – 23:00
- 3♄︎ Saturn23:00 – 23:38
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:38 – 00:16
- 5♂︎ Mars00:16 – 00:54
- 6☉︎ Sun00:54 – 01:32
- 7♀︎ Venus01:32 – 02:10
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:10 – 02:48
- 9☽︎ Moon02:48 – 03:26
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:26 – 04:04
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:04 – 04:43
- 12♂︎ Mars04:43 – 05:21
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Saturday, 5 June 2027, the Sun rises at 05:21 and sets at 21:44: the day lasts 16h 23m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 22m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:21, lasts 7h 37m: twelve night hours of 38 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:21 to 06:43: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.