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 Sunday, 16 January 2028: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 09:31
- Sunset
- 17:56
- Next sunrise
- 09:30
A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun09:31 – 10:13
- 2♀︎ Venus10:13 – 10:55
- 3☿︎ Mercury10:55 – 11:37
- 4☽︎ Moon11:37 – 12:19
- 5♄︎ Saturn12:19 – 13:01
- 6♃︎ Jupiter13:01 – 13:44
- 7♂︎ Mars13:44 – 14:26
- 8☉︎ Sun14:26 – 15:08
- 9♀︎ Venus15:08 – 15:50
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:50 – 16:32
- 11☽︎ Moon16:32 – 17:14
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:14 – 17:56
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:56 – 19:14
- 2♂︎ Mars19:14 – 20:32
- 3☉︎ Sun20:32 – 21:49
- 4♀︎ Venus21:49 – 23:07
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:07 – 00:25
- 6☽︎ Moon00:25 – 01:43
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:43 – 03:01
- 8♃︎ Jupiter03:01 – 04:19
- 9♂︎ Mars04:19 – 05:37
- 10☉︎ Sun05:37 – 06:55
- 11♀︎ Venus06:55 – 08:13
- 12☿︎ Mercury08:13 – 09:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Sunday, 16 January 2028, the Sun rises at 09:31 and sets at 17:56: the day lasts 8h 25m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:30, lasts 15h 35m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 09:31 to 10:13: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.