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 Saturday, 15 January 2028: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 09:32
- Sunset
- 17:54
- Next sunrise
- 09:31
A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn09:32 – 10:14
- 2♃︎ Jupiter10:14 – 10:56
- 3♂︎ Mars10:56 – 11:38
- 4☉︎ Sun11:38 – 12:19
- 5♀︎ Venus12:19 – 13:01
- 6☿︎ Mercury13:01 – 13:43
- 7☽︎ Moon13:43 – 14:25
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:25 – 15:07
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:07 – 15:49
- 10♂︎ Mars15:49 – 16:31
- 11☉︎ Sun16:31 – 17:12
- 12♀︎ Venus17:12 – 17:54
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:54 – 19:12
- 2☽︎ Moon19:12 – 20:30
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:30 – 21:48
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:48 – 23:07
- 5♂︎ Mars23:07 – 00:25
- 6☉︎ Sun00:25 – 01:43
- 7♀︎ Venus01:43 – 03:01
- 8☿︎ Mercury03:01 – 04:19
- 9☽︎ Moon04:19 – 05:37
- 10♄︎ Saturn05:37 – 06:55
- 11♃︎ Jupiter06:55 – 08:13
- 12♂︎ Mars08:13 – 09:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Saturday, 15 January 2028, the Sun rises at 09:32 and sets at 17:54: the day lasts 8h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:31, lasts 15h 37m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 09:32 to 10:14: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.