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 Monday, 18 October 2027: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 08:02
- Sunset
- 18:36
- Next sunrise
- 08:03
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon08:02 – 08:54
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:54 – 09:47
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:47 – 10:40
- 4♂︎ Mars10:40 – 11:33
- 5☉︎ Sun11:33 – 12:26
- 6♀︎ Venus12:26 – 13:19
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:19 – 14:11
- 8☽︎ Moon14:11 – 15:04
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:04 – 15:57
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:57 – 16:50
- 11♂︎ Mars16:50 – 17:43
- 12☉︎ Sun17:43 – 18:36
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:36 – 19:43
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:43 – 20:50
- 3☽︎ Moon20:50 – 21:57
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:57 – 23:05
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:05 – 00:12
- 6♂︎ Mars00:12 – 01:19
- 7☉︎ Sun01:19 – 02:27
- 8♀︎ Venus02:27 – 03:34
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:34 – 04:41
- 10☽︎ Moon04:41 – 05:49
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:49 – 06:56
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:56 – 08:03
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Monday, 18 October 2027, the Sun rises at 08:02 and sets at 18:36: the day lasts 10h 34m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:03, lasts 13h 28m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 08:02 to 08:54: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.