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 Thursday, 25 November 2027: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 09:06
- Sunset
- 17:34
- Next sunrise
- 09:08
A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter09:06 – 09:49
- 2♂︎ Mars09:49 – 10:31
- 3☉︎ Sun10:31 – 11:13
- 4♀︎ Venus11:13 – 11:56
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:56 – 12:38
- 6☽︎ Moon12:38 – 13:20
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:20 – 14:03
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:03 – 14:45
- 9♂︎ Mars14:45 – 15:27
- 10☉︎ Sun15:27 – 16:10
- 11♀︎ Venus16:10 – 16:52
- 12☿︎ Mercury16:52 – 17:34
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon17:34 – 18:52
- 2♄︎ Saturn18:52 – 20:10
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:10 – 21:28
- 4♂︎ Mars21:28 – 22:46
- 5☉︎ Sun22:46 – 00:03
- 6♀︎ Venus00:03 – 01:21
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:21 – 02:39
- 8☽︎ Moon02:39 – 03:57
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:57 – 05:15
- 10♃︎ Jupiter05:15 – 06:32
- 11♂︎ Mars06:32 – 07:50
- 12☉︎ Sun07:50 – 09:08
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Thursday, 25 November 2027, the Sun rises at 09:06 and sets at 17:34: the day lasts 8h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:08, lasts 15h 34m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 09:06 to 09:49: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.