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, 23 January 2028: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 09:24
- Sunset
- 18:07
- Next sunrise
- 09:23
A day hour lasts 44 min; a night hour, 1h 16m. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun09:24 – 10:08
- 2♀︎ Venus10:08 – 10:51
- 3☿︎ Mercury10:51 – 11:35
- 4☽︎ Moon11:35 – 12:19
- 5♄︎ Saturn12:19 – 13:02
- 6♃︎ Jupiter13:02 – 13:46
- 7♂︎ Mars13:46 – 14:29
- 8☉︎ Sun14:29 – 15:13
- 9♀︎ Venus15:13 – 15:56
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:56 – 16:40
- 11☽︎ Moon16:40 – 17:24
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:24 – 18:07
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:07 – 19:23
- 2♂︎ Mars19:23 – 20:40
- 3☉︎ Sun20:40 – 21:56
- 4♀︎ Venus21:56 – 23:12
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:12 – 00:29
- 6☽︎ Moon00:29 – 01:45
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:45 – 03:01
- 8♃︎ Jupiter03:01 – 04:18
- 9♂︎ Mars04:18 – 05:34
- 10☉︎ Sun05:34 – 06:50
- 11♀︎ Venus06:50 – 08:07
- 12☿︎ Mercury08:07 – 09:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Sunday, 23 January 2028, the Sun rises at 09:24 and sets at 18:07: the day lasts 8h 43m, that is twelve day hours of 44 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:23, lasts 15h 16m: twelve night hours of 1h 16m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 09:24 to 10:08: 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.