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 Wednesday, 1 December 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 09:15
- Sunset
- 17:30
- Next sunrise
- 09:17
A day hour lasts 41 min; a night hour, 1h 19m. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury09:15 – 09:56
- 2☽︎ Moon09:56 – 10:38
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:38 – 11:19
- 4♃︎ Jupiter11:19 – 12:00
- 5♂︎ Mars12:00 – 12:41
- 6☉︎ Sun12:41 – 13:22
- 7♀︎ Venus13:22 – 14:04
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:04 – 14:45
- 9☽︎ Moon14:45 – 15:26
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:26 – 16:07
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:07 – 16:48
- 12♂︎ Mars16:48 – 17:30
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:30 – 18:49
- 2♀︎ Venus18:49 – 20:07
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:07 – 21:26
- 4☽︎ Moon21:26 – 22:45
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:45 – 00:04
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:04 – 01:23
- 7♂︎ Mars01:23 – 02:42
- 8☉︎ Sun02:42 – 04:01
- 9♀︎ Venus04:01 – 05:20
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:20 – 06:39
- 11☽︎ Moon06:39 – 07:58
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:58 – 09:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Wednesday, 1 December 2027, the Sun rises at 09:15 and sets at 17:30: the day lasts 8h 14m, that is twelve day hours of 41 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:17, lasts 15h 47m: twelve night hours of 1h 19m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 09:15 to 09:56: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.