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 Friday, 28 January 2028: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 09:18
- Sunset
- 18:16
- Next sunrise
- 09:17
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 15m. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus09:18 – 10:03
- 2☿︎ Mercury10:03 – 10:48
- 3☽︎ Moon10:48 – 11:32
- 4♄︎ Saturn11:32 – 12:17
- 5♃︎ Jupiter12:17 – 13:02
- 6♂︎ Mars13:02 – 13:47
- 7☉︎ Sun13:47 – 14:32
- 8♀︎ Venus14:32 – 15:17
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:17 – 16:01
- 10☽︎ Moon16:01 – 16:46
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:46 – 17:31
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:31 – 18:16
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:16 – 19:31
- 2☉︎ Sun19:31 – 20:46
- 3♀︎ Venus20:46 – 22:01
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:01 – 23:16
- 5☽︎ Moon23:16 – 00:31
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:31 – 01:46
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:46 – 03:01
- 8♂︎ Mars03:01 – 04:16
- 9☉︎ Sun04:16 – 05:31
- 10♀︎ Venus05:31 – 06:46
- 11☿︎ Mercury06:46 – 08:01
- 12☽︎ Moon08:01 – 09:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Friday, 28 January 2028, the Sun rises at 09:18 and sets at 18:16: the day lasts 8h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:17, lasts 15h 01m: twelve night hours of 1h 15m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 09:18 to 10:03: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.