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 Monday, 19 July 2027: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 05:40
- Sunset
- 21:40
- Next sunrise
- 05:41
A day hour lasts 1h 20m; a night hour, 40 min. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon05:40 – 07:00
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:00 – 08:20
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:20 – 09:40
- 4♂︎ Mars09:40 – 11:00
- 5☉︎ Sun11:00 – 12:20
- 6♀︎ Venus12:20 – 13:40
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:40 – 15:00
- 8☽︎ Moon15:00 – 16:20
- 9♄︎ Saturn16:20 – 17:40
- 10♃︎ Jupiter17:40 – 19:00
- 11♂︎ Mars19:00 – 20:20
- 12☉︎ Sun20:20 – 21:40
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus21:40 – 22:20
- 2☿︎ Mercury22:20 – 23:00
- 3☽︎ Moon23:00 – 23:40
- 4♄︎ Saturn23:40 – 00:20
- 5♃︎ Jupiter00:20 – 01:00
- 6♂︎ Mars01:00 – 01:40
- 7☉︎ Sun01:40 – 02:20
- 8♀︎ Venus02:20 – 03:01
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:01 – 03:41
- 10☽︎ Moon03:41 – 04:21
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:21 – 05:01
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:01 – 05:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Monday, 19 July 2027, the Sun rises at 05:40 and sets at 21:40: the day lasts 16h 00m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 20m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:41, lasts 8h 02m: twelve night hours of 40 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 05:40 to 07:00: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.