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 Tuesday, 31 August 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:44
- Sunset
- 20:23
- Next sunrise
- 06:46
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:44 – 07:53
- 2☉︎ Sun07:53 – 09:01
- 3♀︎ Venus09:01 – 10:09
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:09 – 11:17
- 5☽︎ Moon11:17 – 12:25
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:25 – 13:34
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:34 – 14:42
- 8♂︎ Mars14:42 – 15:50
- 9☉︎ Sun15:50 – 16:58
- 10♀︎ Venus16:58 – 18:06
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:06 – 19:15
- 12☽︎ Moon19:15 – 20:23
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:23 – 21:15
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:15 – 22:07
- 3♂︎ Mars22:07 – 22:59
- 4☉︎ Sun22:59 – 23:51
- 5♀︎ Venus23:51 – 00:43
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:43 – 01:34
- 7☽︎ Moon01:34 – 02:26
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:26 – 03:18
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:18 – 04:10
- 10♂︎ Mars04:10 – 05:02
- 11☉︎ Sun05:02 – 05:54
- 12♀︎ Venus05:54 – 06:46
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Tuesday, 31 August 2027, the Sun rises at 06:44 and sets at 20:23: the day lasts 13h 38m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:46, lasts 10h 23m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:44 to 07:53: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.