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 Thursday, 7 October 2027: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 07:43
- Sunset
- 18:59
- Next sunrise
- 07:45
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter07:43 – 08:40
- 2♂︎ Mars08:40 – 09:36
- 3☉︎ Sun09:36 – 10:32
- 4♀︎ Venus10:32 – 11:29
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:29 – 12:25
- 6☽︎ Moon12:25 – 13:21
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:21 – 14:18
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:18 – 15:14
- 9♂︎ Mars15:14 – 16:10
- 10☉︎ Sun16:10 – 17:07
- 11♀︎ Venus17:07 – 18:03
- 12☿︎ Mercury18:03 – 18:59
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon18:59 – 20:03
- 2♄︎ Saturn20:03 – 21:07
- 3♃︎ Jupiter21:07 – 22:11
- 4♂︎ Mars22:11 – 23:14
- 5☉︎ Sun23:14 – 00:18
- 6♀︎ Venus00:18 – 01:22
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:22 – 02:26
- 8☽︎ Moon02:26 – 03:30
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:30 – 04:34
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:34 – 05:37
- 11♂︎ Mars05:37 – 06:41
- 12☉︎ Sun06:41 – 07:45
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Thursday, 7 October 2027, the Sun rises at 07:43 and sets at 18:59: the day lasts 11h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:45, lasts 12h 46m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 07:43 to 08:40: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.