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, 27 December 2027: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 09:38
- Sunset
- 17:32
- Next sunrise
- 09:38
A day hour lasts 39 min; a night hour, 1h 21m. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon09:38 – 10:17
- 2♄︎ Saturn10:17 – 10:57
- 3♃︎ Jupiter10:57 – 11:36
- 4♂︎ Mars11:36 – 12:16
- 5☉︎ Sun12:16 – 12:55
- 6♀︎ Venus12:55 – 13:35
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:35 – 14:14
- 8☽︎ Moon14:14 – 14:54
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:54 – 15:33
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:33 – 16:13
- 11♂︎ Mars16:13 – 16:52
- 12☉︎ Sun16:52 – 17:32
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus17:32 – 18:52
- 2☿︎ Mercury18:52 – 20:13
- 3☽︎ Moon20:13 – 21:33
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:33 – 22:54
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:54 – 00:14
- 6♂︎ Mars00:14 – 01:35
- 7☉︎ Sun01:35 – 02:55
- 8♀︎ Venus02:55 – 04:16
- 9☿︎ Mercury04:16 – 05:36
- 10☽︎ Moon05:36 – 06:57
- 11♄︎ Saturn06:57 – 08:17
- 12♃︎ Jupiter08:17 – 09:38
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Monday, 27 December 2027, the Sun rises at 09:38 and sets at 17:32: the day lasts 7h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 39 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:38, lasts 16h 06m: twelve night hours of 1h 21m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 09:38 to 10:17: 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.