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 Monday, 6 December 2027: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 09:22
- Sunset
- 17:27
- Next sunrise
- 09:23
A day hour lasts 40 min; a night hour, 1h 20m. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon09:22 – 10:02
- 2♄︎ Saturn10:02 – 10:43
- 3♃︎ Jupiter10:43 – 11:23
- 4♂︎ Mars11:23 – 12:04
- 5☉︎ Sun12:04 – 12:44
- 6♀︎ Venus12:44 – 13:24
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:24 – 14:05
- 8☽︎ Moon14:05 – 14:45
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:45 – 15:26
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:26 – 16:06
- 11♂︎ Mars16:06 – 16:47
- 12☉︎ Sun16:47 – 17:27
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus17:27 – 18:47
- 2☿︎ Mercury18:47 – 20:06
- 3☽︎ Moon20:06 – 21:26
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:26 – 22:46
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:46 – 00:05
- 6♂︎ Mars00:05 – 01:25
- 7☉︎ Sun01:25 – 02:45
- 8♀︎ Venus02:45 – 04:04
- 9☿︎ Mercury04:04 – 05:24
- 10☽︎ Moon05:24 – 06:44
- 11♄︎ Saturn06:44 – 08:03
- 12♃︎ Jupiter08:03 – 09:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Monday, 6 December 2027, the Sun rises at 09:22 and sets at 17:27: the day lasts 8h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 40 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:23, lasts 15h 56m: twelve night hours of 1h 20m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 09:22 to 10:02: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.