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, 13 November 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:47
- Sunset
- 17:49
- Next sunrise
- 08:48
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 15m. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:47 – 09:32
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:32 – 10:17
- 3♂︎ Mars10:17 – 11:02
- 4☉︎ Sun11:02 – 11:47
- 5♀︎ Venus11:47 – 12:33
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:33 – 13:18
- 7☽︎ Moon13:18 – 14:03
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:03 – 14:48
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:48 – 15:33
- 10♂︎ Mars15:33 – 16:18
- 11☉︎ Sun16:18 – 17:04
- 12♀︎ Venus17:04 – 17:49
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:49 – 19:04
- 2☽︎ Moon19:04 – 20:19
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:19 – 21:34
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:34 – 22:49
- 5♂︎ Mars22:49 – 00:04
- 6☉︎ Sun00:04 – 01:19
- 7♀︎ Venus01:19 – 02:34
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:34 – 03:48
- 9☽︎ Moon03:48 – 05:03
- 10♄︎ Saturn05:03 – 06:18
- 11♃︎ Jupiter06:18 – 07:33
- 12♂︎ Mars07:33 – 08:48
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Saturday, 13 November 2027, the Sun rises at 08:47 and sets at 17:49: the day lasts 9h 02m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:48, lasts 15h 00m: twelve night hours of 1h 15m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:47 to 09:32: 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.