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 Sunday, 12 September 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:03
- Sunset
- 19:56
- Next sunrise
- 07:05
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:03 – 08:08
- 2♀︎ Venus08:08 – 09:12
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:12 – 10:17
- 4☽︎ Moon10:17 – 11:21
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:21 – 12:25
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:25 – 13:30
- 7♂︎ Mars13:30 – 14:34
- 8☉︎ Sun14:34 – 15:38
- 9♀︎ Venus15:38 – 16:43
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:43 – 17:47
- 11☽︎ Moon17:47 – 18:52
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:52 – 19:56
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:56 – 20:52
- 2♂︎ Mars20:52 – 21:47
- 3☉︎ Sun21:47 – 22:43
- 4♀︎ Venus22:43 – 23:39
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:39 – 00:35
- 6☽︎ Moon00:35 – 01:30
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:30 – 02:26
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:26 – 03:22
- 9♂︎ Mars03:22 – 04:18
- 10☉︎ Sun04:18 – 05:13
- 11♀︎ Venus05:13 – 06:09
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:09 – 07:05
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Sunday, 12 September 2027, the Sun rises at 07:03 and sets at 19:56: the day lasts 12h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:05, lasts 11h 09m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:03 to 08:08: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.