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, 6 November 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:35
- Sunset
- 18:00
- Next sunrise
- 08:36
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:35 – 09:22
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:22 – 10:09
- 3♂︎ Mars10:09 – 10:56
- 4☉︎ Sun10:56 – 11:43
- 5♀︎ Venus11:43 – 12:30
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:30 – 13:17
- 7☽︎ Moon13:17 – 14:04
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:04 – 14:51
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:51 – 15:38
- 10♂︎ Mars15:38 – 16:25
- 11☉︎ Sun16:25 – 17:12
- 12♀︎ Venus17:12 – 18:00
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:00 – 19:13
- 2☽︎ Moon19:13 – 20:26
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:26 – 21:39
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:39 – 22:52
- 5♂︎ Mars22:52 – 00:05
- 6☉︎ Sun00:05 – 01:18
- 7♀︎ Venus01:18 – 02:31
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:31 – 03:44
- 9☽︎ Moon03:44 – 04:57
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:57 – 06:10
- 11♃︎ Jupiter06:10 – 07:23
- 12♂︎ Mars07:23 – 08:36
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Saturday, 6 November 2027, the Sun rises at 08:35 and sets at 18:00: the day lasts 9h 25m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:36, lasts 14h 37m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:35 to 09:22: 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.