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, 20 November 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:58
- Sunset
- 17:40
- Next sunrise
- 09:00
A day hour lasts 43 min; a night hour, 1h 17m. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:58 – 09:42
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:42 – 10:25
- 3♂︎ Mars10:25 – 11:09
- 4☉︎ Sun11:09 – 11:52
- 5♀︎ Venus11:52 – 12:36
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:36 – 13:19
- 7☽︎ Moon13:19 – 14:02
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:02 – 14:46
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:46 – 15:29
- 10♂︎ Mars15:29 – 16:13
- 11☉︎ Sun16:13 – 16:56
- 12♀︎ Venus16:56 – 17:40
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:40 – 18:56
- 2☽︎ Moon18:56 – 20:13
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:13 – 21:30
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:30 – 22:46
- 5♂︎ Mars22:46 – 00:03
- 6☉︎ Sun00:03 – 01:20
- 7♀︎ Venus01:20 – 02:37
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:37 – 03:53
- 9☽︎ Moon03:53 – 05:10
- 10♄︎ Saturn05:10 – 06:27
- 11♃︎ Jupiter06:27 – 07:43
- 12♂︎ Mars07:43 – 09:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Saturday, 20 November 2027, the Sun rises at 08:58 and sets at 17:40: the day lasts 8h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 43 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:00, lasts 15h 20m: twelve night hours of 1h 17m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:58 to 09:42: 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.