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, 10 July 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:30
- Sunset
- 21:48
- Next sunrise
- 05:31
A day hour lasts 1h 22m; a night hour, 39 min. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:30 – 06:51
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:51 – 08:13
- 3♂︎ Mars08:13 – 09:34
- 4☉︎ Sun09:34 – 10:56
- 5♀︎ Venus10:56 – 12:17
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:17 – 13:39
- 7☽︎ Moon13:39 – 15:00
- 8♄︎ Saturn15:00 – 16:22
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:22 – 17:43
- 10♂︎ Mars17:43 – 19:05
- 11☉︎ Sun19:05 – 20:27
- 12♀︎ Venus20:27 – 21:48
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury21:48 – 22:27
- 2☽︎ Moon22:27 – 23:05
- 3♄︎ Saturn23:05 – 23:44
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:44 – 00:22
- 5♂︎ Mars00:22 – 01:01
- 6☉︎ Sun01:01 – 01:39
- 7♀︎ Venus01:39 – 02:18
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:18 – 02:56
- 9☽︎ Moon02:56 – 03:35
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:35 – 04:13
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:13 – 04:52
- 12♂︎ Mars04:52 – 05:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Saturday, 10 July 2027, the Sun rises at 05:30 and sets at 21:48: the day lasts 16h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 22m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:31, lasts 7h 42m: twelve night hours of 39 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:30 to 06:51: 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.