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, 9 July 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:29
- Sunset
- 21:49
- Next sunrise
- 05:30
A day hour lasts 1h 22m; a night hour, 38 min. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:29 – 06:50
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:50 – 08:12
- 3☽︎ Moon08:12 – 09:34
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:34 – 10:55
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:55 – 12:17
- 6♂︎ Mars12:17 – 13:39
- 7☉︎ Sun13:39 – 15:00
- 8♀︎ Venus15:00 – 16:22
- 9☿︎ Mercury16:22 – 17:44
- 10☽︎ Moon17:44 – 19:05
- 11♄︎ Saturn19:05 – 20:27
- 12♃︎ Jupiter20:27 – 21:49
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars21:49 – 22:27
- 2☉︎ Sun22:27 – 23:06
- 3♀︎ Venus23:06 – 23:44
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:44 – 00:22
- 5☽︎ Moon00:22 – 01:01
- 6♄︎ Saturn01:01 – 01:39
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:39 – 02:18
- 8♂︎ Mars02:18 – 02:56
- 9☉︎ Sun02:56 – 03:34
- 10♀︎ Venus03:34 – 04:13
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:13 – 04:51
- 12☽︎ Moon04:51 – 05:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Friday, 9 July 2027, the Sun rises at 05:29 and sets at 21:49: the day lasts 16h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 22m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:30, lasts 7h 41m: twelve night hours of 38 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:29 to 06:50: 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.