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 Sunday, 28 November 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 09:11
- Sunset
- 17:32
- Next sunrise
- 09:12
A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun09:11 – 09:53
- 2♀︎ Venus09:53 – 10:34
- 3☿︎ Mercury10:34 – 11:16
- 4☽︎ Moon11:16 – 11:58
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:58 – 12:40
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:40 – 13:21
- 7♂︎ Mars13:21 – 14:03
- 8☉︎ Sun14:03 – 14:45
- 9♀︎ Venus14:45 – 15:27
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:27 – 16:08
- 11☽︎ Moon16:08 – 16:50
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:50 – 17:32
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:32 – 18:50
- 2♂︎ Mars18:50 – 20:09
- 3☉︎ Sun20:09 – 21:27
- 4♀︎ Venus21:27 – 22:45
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:45 – 00:04
- 6☽︎ Moon00:04 – 01:22
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:22 – 02:41
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:41 – 03:59
- 9♂︎ Mars03:59 – 05:17
- 10☉︎ Sun05:17 – 06:36
- 11♀︎ Venus06:36 – 07:54
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:54 – 09:12
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Sunday, 28 November 2027, the Sun rises at 09:11 and sets at 17:32: the day lasts 8h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:12, lasts 15h 41m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 09:11 to 09:53: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.