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, 2 August 2027: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 05:59
- Sunset
- 21:20
- Next sunrise
- 06:01
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon05:59 – 07:16
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:16 – 08:33
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:33 – 09:49
- 4♂︎ Mars09:49 – 11:06
- 5☉︎ Sun11:06 – 12:23
- 6♀︎ Venus12:23 – 13:40
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:40 – 14:56
- 8☽︎ Moon14:56 – 16:13
- 9♄︎ Saturn16:13 – 17:30
- 10♃︎ Jupiter17:30 – 18:46
- 11♂︎ Mars18:46 – 20:03
- 12☉︎ Sun20:03 – 21:20
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus21:20 – 22:03
- 2☿︎ Mercury22:03 – 22:47
- 3☽︎ Moon22:47 – 23:30
- 4♄︎ Saturn23:30 – 00:14
- 5♃︎ Jupiter00:14 – 00:57
- 6♂︎ Mars00:57 – 01:40
- 7☉︎ Sun01:40 – 02:24
- 8♀︎ Venus02:24 – 03:07
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:07 – 03:51
- 10☽︎ Moon03:51 – 04:34
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:34 – 05:17
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:17 – 06:01
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Monday, 2 August 2027, the Sun rises at 05:59 and sets at 21:20: the day lasts 15h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:01, lasts 8h 41m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 05:59 to 07:16: 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.