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, 12 October 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:52
- Sunset
- 18:48
- Next sunrise
- 07:53
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:52 – 08:46
- 2☉︎ Sun08:46 – 09:41
- 3♀︎ Venus09:41 – 10:36
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:36 – 11:30
- 5☽︎ Moon11:30 – 12:25
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:25 – 13:20
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:20 – 14:15
- 8♂︎ Mars14:15 – 15:09
- 9☉︎ Sun15:09 – 16:04
- 10♀︎ Venus16:04 – 16:59
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:59 – 17:54
- 12☽︎ Moon17:54 – 18:48
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:48 – 19:54
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:54 – 20:59
- 3♂︎ Mars20:59 – 22:04
- 4☉︎ Sun22:04 – 23:10
- 5♀︎ Venus23:10 – 00:15
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:15 – 01:21
- 7☽︎ Moon01:21 – 02:26
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:26 – 03:32
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:32 – 04:37
- 10♂︎ Mars04:37 – 05:42
- 11☉︎ Sun05:42 – 06:48
- 12♀︎ Venus06:48 – 07:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Tuesday, 12 October 2027, the Sun rises at 07:52 and sets at 18:48: the day lasts 10h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:53, lasts 13h 05m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:52 to 08:46: 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.