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 Friday, 5 November 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:33
- Sunset
- 18:01
- Next sunrise
- 08:35
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:33 – 09:20
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:20 – 10:08
- 3☽︎ Moon10:08 – 10:55
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:55 – 11:42
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:42 – 12:30
- 6♂︎ Mars12:30 – 13:17
- 7☉︎ Sun13:17 – 14:04
- 8♀︎ Venus14:04 – 14:52
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:52 – 15:39
- 10☽︎ Moon15:39 – 16:26
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:26 – 17:14
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:14 – 18:01
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:01 – 19:14
- 2☉︎ Sun19:14 – 20:27
- 3♀︎ Venus20:27 – 21:40
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:40 – 22:52
- 5☽︎ Moon22:52 – 00:05
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:05 – 01:18
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:18 – 02:31
- 8♂︎ Mars02:31 – 03:43
- 9☉︎ Sun03:43 – 04:56
- 10♀︎ Venus04:56 – 06:09
- 11☿︎ Mercury06:09 – 07:22
- 12☽︎ Moon07:22 – 08:35
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Friday, 5 November 2027, the Sun rises at 08:33 and sets at 18:01: the day lasts 9h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:35, lasts 14h 33m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:33 to 09:20: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.