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, 13 August 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:16
- Sunset
- 21:00
- Next sunrise
- 06:18
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:16 – 07:30
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:30 – 08:44
- 3☽︎ Moon08:44 – 09:57
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:57 – 11:11
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:11 – 12:25
- 6♂︎ Mars12:25 – 13:38
- 7☉︎ Sun13:38 – 14:52
- 8♀︎ Venus14:52 – 16:06
- 9☿︎ Mercury16:06 – 17:19
- 10☽︎ Moon17:19 – 18:33
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:33 – 19:47
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:47 – 21:00
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars21:00 – 21:47
- 2☉︎ Sun21:47 – 22:33
- 3♀︎ Venus22:33 – 23:20
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:20 – 00:06
- 5☽︎ Moon00:06 – 00:53
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:53 – 01:39
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:39 – 02:25
- 8♂︎ Mars02:25 – 03:12
- 9☉︎ Sun03:12 – 03:58
- 10♀︎ Venus03:58 – 04:45
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:45 – 05:31
- 12☽︎ Moon05:31 – 06:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Friday, 13 August 2027, the Sun rises at 06:16 and sets at 21:00: the day lasts 14h 44m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:18, lasts 9h 17m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:16 to 07:30: 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.