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, 27 June 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:20
- Sunset
- 21:54
- Next sunrise
- 05:20
A day hour lasts 1h 23m; a night hour, 37 min. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:20 – 06:43
- 2♀︎ Venus06:43 – 08:05
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:05 – 09:28
- 4☽︎ Moon09:28 – 10:51
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:51 – 12:14
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:14 – 13:37
- 7♂︎ Mars13:37 – 15:00
- 8☉︎ Sun15:00 – 16:22
- 9♀︎ Venus16:22 – 17:45
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:45 – 19:08
- 11☽︎ Moon19:08 – 20:31
- 12♄︎ Saturn20:31 – 21:54
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:54 – 22:31
- 2♂︎ Mars22:31 – 23:08
- 3☉︎ Sun23:08 – 23:45
- 4♀︎ Venus23:45 – 00:23
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:23 – 01:00
- 6☽︎ Moon01:00 – 01:37
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:37 – 02:14
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:14 – 02:51
- 9♂︎ Mars02:51 – 03:29
- 10☉︎ Sun03:29 – 04:06
- 11♀︎ Venus04:06 – 04:43
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:43 – 05:20
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Sunday, 27 June 2027, the Sun rises at 05:20 and sets at 21:54: the day lasts 16h 34m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 23m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:20, lasts 7h 27m: twelve night hours of 37 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:20 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.