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 Wednesday, 27 October 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:17
- Sunset
- 18:17
- Next sunrise
- 08:19
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:17 – 09:07
- 2☽︎ Moon09:07 – 09:57
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:57 – 10:47
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:47 – 11:37
- 5♂︎ Mars11:37 – 12:27
- 6☉︎ Sun12:27 – 13:17
- 7♀︎ Venus13:17 – 14:07
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:07 – 14:57
- 9☽︎ Moon14:57 – 15:47
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:47 – 16:37
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:37 – 17:27
- 12♂︎ Mars17:27 – 18:17
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:17 – 19:28
- 2♀︎ Venus19:28 – 20:38
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:38 – 21:48
- 4☽︎ Moon21:48 – 22:58
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:58 – 00:08
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:08 – 01:18
- 7♂︎ Mars01:18 – 02:28
- 8☉︎ Sun02:28 – 03:38
- 9♀︎ Venus03:38 – 04:49
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:49 – 05:59
- 11☽︎ Moon05:59 – 07:09
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:09 – 08:19
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Wednesday, 27 October 2027, the Sun rises at 08:17 and sets at 18:17: the day lasts 10h 00m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:19, lasts 14h 01m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:17 to 09:07: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.