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, 19 October 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 08:03
- Sunset
- 18:33
- Next sunrise
- 08:05
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars08:03 – 08:56
- 2☉︎ Sun08:56 – 09:48
- 3♀︎ Venus09:48 – 10:41
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:41 – 11:33
- 5☽︎ Moon11:33 – 12:26
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:26 – 13:18
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:18 – 14:11
- 8♂︎ Mars14:11 – 15:03
- 9☉︎ Sun15:03 – 15:56
- 10♀︎ Venus15:56 – 16:48
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:48 – 17:41
- 12☽︎ Moon17:41 – 18:33
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:33 – 19:41
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:41 – 20:49
- 3♂︎ Mars20:49 – 21:56
- 4☉︎ Sun21:56 – 23:04
- 5♀︎ Venus23:04 – 00:12
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:12 – 01:19
- 7☽︎ Moon01:19 – 02:27
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:27 – 03:35
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:35 – 04:42
- 10♂︎ Mars04:42 – 05:50
- 11☉︎ Sun05:50 – 06:57
- 12♀︎ Venus06:57 – 08:05
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Tuesday, 19 October 2027, the Sun rises at 08:03 and sets at 18:33: the day lasts 10h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:05, lasts 13h 32m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 08:03 to 08:56: 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.