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, 23 November 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 09:03
- Sunset
- 17:36
- Next sunrise
- 09:05
A day hour lasts 43 min; a night hour, 1h 17m. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars09:03 – 09:46
- 2☉︎ Sun09:46 – 10:29
- 3♀︎ Venus10:29 – 11:12
- 4☿︎ Mercury11:12 – 11:54
- 5☽︎ Moon11:54 – 12:37
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:37 – 13:20
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:20 – 14:03
- 8♂︎ Mars14:03 – 14:45
- 9☉︎ Sun14:45 – 15:28
- 10♀︎ Venus15:28 – 16:11
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:11 – 16:54
- 12☽︎ Moon16:54 – 17:36
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:36 – 18:54
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:54 – 20:11
- 3♂︎ Mars20:11 – 21:28
- 4☉︎ Sun21:28 – 22:46
- 5♀︎ Venus22:46 – 00:03
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:03 – 01:21
- 7☽︎ Moon01:21 – 02:38
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:38 – 03:55
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:55 – 05:13
- 10♂︎ Mars05:13 – 06:30
- 11☉︎ Sun06:30 – 07:47
- 12♀︎ Venus07:47 – 09:05
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Tuesday, 23 November 2027, the Sun rises at 09:03 and sets at 17:36: the day lasts 8h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 43 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:05, lasts 15h 29m: twelve night hours of 1h 17m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 09:03 to 09:46: 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.