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 Sunday, 6 June 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:21
- Sunset
- 21:45
- Next sunrise
- 05:20
A day hour lasts 1h 22m; a night hour, 38 min. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:21 – 06:43
- 2♀︎ Venus06:43 – 08:05
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:05 – 09:27
- 4☽︎ Moon09:27 – 10:49
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:49 – 12:11
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:11 – 13:33
- 7♂︎ Mars13:33 – 14:55
- 8☉︎ Sun14:55 – 16:17
- 9♀︎ Venus16:17 – 17:39
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:39 – 19:01
- 11☽︎ Moon19:01 – 20:23
- 12♄︎ Saturn20:23 – 21:45
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:45 – 22:23
- 2♂︎ Mars22:23 – 23:01
- 3☉︎ Sun23:01 – 23:39
- 4♀︎ Venus23:39 – 00:17
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:17 – 00:54
- 6☽︎ Moon00:54 – 01:32
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:32 – 02:10
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:10 – 02:48
- 9♂︎ Mars02:48 – 03:26
- 10☉︎ Sun03:26 – 04:04
- 11♀︎ Venus04:04 – 04:42
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:42 – 05:20
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Sunday, 6 June 2027, the Sun rises at 05:21 and sets at 21:45: the day lasts 16h 24m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 22m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:20, lasts 7h 35m: twelve night hours of 38 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, 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: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.