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, 9 November 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 08:40
- Sunset
- 17:55
- Next sunrise
- 08:42
A day hour lasts 46 min; a night hour, 1h 14m. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars08:40 – 09:26
- 2☉︎ Sun09:26 – 10:12
- 3♀︎ Venus10:12 – 10:59
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:59 – 11:45
- 5☽︎ Moon11:45 – 12:31
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:31 – 13:17
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:17 – 14:03
- 8♂︎ Mars14:03 – 14:50
- 9☉︎ Sun14:50 – 15:36
- 10♀︎ Venus15:36 – 16:22
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:22 – 17:08
- 12☽︎ Moon17:08 – 17:55
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:55 – 19:09
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:09 – 20:23
- 3♂︎ Mars20:23 – 21:36
- 4☉︎ Sun21:36 – 22:50
- 5♀︎ Venus22:50 – 00:04
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:04 – 01:18
- 7☽︎ Moon01:18 – 02:32
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:32 – 03:46
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:46 – 05:00
- 10♂︎ Mars05:00 – 06:14
- 11☉︎ Sun06:14 – 07:28
- 12♀︎ Venus07:28 – 08:42
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Tuesday, 9 November 2027, the Sun rises at 08:40 and sets at 17:55: the day lasts 9h 15m, that is twelve day hours of 46 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:42, lasts 14h 47m: twelve night hours of 1h 14m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 08:40 to 09:26: 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.