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 Saturday, 30 October 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:22
- Sunset
- 18:12
- Next sunrise
- 08:24
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:22 – 09:11
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:11 – 10:01
- 3♂︎ Mars10:01 – 10:50
- 4☉︎ Sun10:50 – 11:39
- 5♀︎ Venus11:39 – 12:28
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:28 – 13:17
- 7☽︎ Moon13:17 – 14:06
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:06 – 14:55
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:55 – 15:44
- 10♂︎ Mars15:44 – 16:34
- 11☉︎ Sun16:34 – 17:23
- 12♀︎ Venus17:23 – 18:12
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:12 – 19:23
- 2☽︎ Moon19:23 – 20:34
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:34 – 21:45
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:45 – 22:56
- 5♂︎ Mars22:56 – 00:07
- 6☉︎ Sun00:07 – 01:18
- 7♀︎ Venus01:18 – 02:29
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:29 – 03:40
- 9☽︎ Moon03:40 – 04:51
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:51 – 06:02
- 11♃︎ Jupiter06:02 – 07:13
- 12♂︎ Mars07:13 – 08:24
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Saturday, 30 October 2027, the Sun rises at 08:22 and sets at 18:12: the day lasts 9h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:24, lasts 14h 12m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:22 to 09:11: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.