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, 9 August 2027: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:10
- Sunset
- 21:08
- Next sunrise
- 06:11
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:10 – 07:25
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:25 – 08:40
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:40 – 09:54
- 4♂︎ Mars09:54 – 11:09
- 5☉︎ Sun11:09 – 12:24
- 6♀︎ Venus12:24 – 13:39
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:39 – 14:54
- 8☽︎ Moon14:54 – 16:08
- 9♄︎ Saturn16:08 – 17:23
- 10♃︎ Jupiter17:23 – 18:38
- 11♂︎ Mars18:38 – 19:53
- 12☉︎ Sun19:53 – 21:08
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus21:08 – 21:53
- 2☿︎ Mercury21:53 – 22:38
- 3☽︎ Moon22:38 – 23:24
- 4♄︎ Saturn23:24 – 00:09
- 5♃︎ Jupiter00:09 – 00:54
- 6♂︎ Mars00:54 – 01:40
- 7☉︎ Sun01:40 – 02:25
- 8♀︎ Venus02:25 – 03:10
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:10 – 03:56
- 10☽︎ Moon03:56 – 04:41
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:41 – 05:26
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:26 – 06:11
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Monday, 9 August 2027, the Sun rises at 06:10 and sets at 21:08: the day lasts 14h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:11, lasts 9h 04m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:10 to 07:25: 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.