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 Wednesday, 7 July 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:27
- Sunset
- 21:50
- Next sunrise
- 05:28
A day hour lasts 1h 22m; a night hour, 38 min. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:27 – 06:49
- 2☽︎ Moon06:49 – 08:11
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:11 – 09:33
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:33 – 10:55
- 5♂︎ Mars10:55 – 12:16
- 6☉︎ Sun12:16 – 13:38
- 7♀︎ Venus13:38 – 15:00
- 8☿︎ Mercury15:00 – 16:22
- 9☽︎ Moon16:22 – 17:44
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:44 – 19:06
- 11♃︎ Jupiter19:06 – 20:28
- 12♂︎ Mars20:28 – 21:50
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun21:50 – 22:28
- 2♀︎ Venus22:28 – 23:06
- 3☿︎ Mercury23:06 – 23:45
- 4☽︎ Moon23:45 – 00:23
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:23 – 01:01
- 6♃︎ Jupiter01:01 – 01:39
- 7♂︎ Mars01:39 – 02:17
- 8☉︎ Sun02:17 – 02:55
- 9♀︎ Venus02:55 – 03:33
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:33 – 04:11
- 11☽︎ Moon04:11 – 04:49
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:49 – 05:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Wednesday, 7 July 2027, the Sun rises at 05:27 and sets at 21:50: the day lasts 16h 23m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 22m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:28, lasts 7h 37m: twelve night hours of 38 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:27 to 06:49: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.