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, 13 January 2028: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 09:34
- Sunset
- 17:51
- Next sunrise
- 09:33
A day hour lasts 41 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter09:34 – 10:15
- 2♂︎ Mars10:15 – 10:57
- 3☉︎ Sun10:57 – 11:38
- 4♀︎ Venus11:38 – 12:19
- 5☿︎ Mercury12:19 – 13:01
- 6☽︎ Moon13:01 – 13:42
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:42 – 14:24
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:24 – 15:05
- 9♂︎ Mars15:05 – 15:47
- 10☉︎ Sun15:47 – 16:28
- 11♀︎ Venus16:28 – 17:10
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:10 – 17:51
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon17:51 – 19:10
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:10 – 20:28
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:28 – 21:47
- 4♂︎ Mars21:47 – 23:05
- 5☉︎ Sun23:05 – 00:24
- 6♀︎ Venus00:24 – 01:42
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:42 – 03:01
- 8☽︎ Moon03:01 – 04:19
- 9♄︎ Saturn04:19 – 05:37
- 10♃︎ Jupiter05:37 – 06:56
- 11♂︎ Mars06:56 – 08:14
- 12☉︎ Sun08:14 – 09:33
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Thursday, 13 January 2028, the Sun rises at 09:34 and sets at 17:51: the day lasts 8h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 41 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:33, lasts 15h 42m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 09:34 to 10:15: 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.