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, 30 January 2028: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 09:15
- Sunset
- 18:19
- Next sunrise
- 09:14
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 15m. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun09:15 – 10:00
- 2♀︎ Venus10:00 – 10:46
- 3☿︎ Mercury10:46 – 11:31
- 4☽︎ Moon11:31 – 12:17
- 5♄︎ Saturn12:17 – 13:02
- 6♃︎ Jupiter13:02 – 13:47
- 7♂︎ Mars13:47 – 14:33
- 8☉︎ Sun14:33 – 15:18
- 9♀︎ Venus15:18 – 16:03
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:03 – 16:49
- 11☽︎ Moon16:49 – 17:34
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:34 – 18:19
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:19 – 19:34
- 2♂︎ Mars19:34 – 20:48
- 3☉︎ Sun20:48 – 22:03
- 4♀︎ Venus22:03 – 23:17
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:17 – 00:32
- 6☽︎ Moon00:32 – 01:47
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:47 – 03:01
- 8♃︎ Jupiter03:01 – 04:16
- 9♂︎ Mars04:16 – 05:30
- 10☉︎ Sun05:30 – 06:45
- 11♀︎ Venus06:45 – 07:59
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:59 – 09:14
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Sunday, 30 January 2028, the Sun rises at 09:15 and sets at 18:19: the day lasts 9h 04m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:14, lasts 14h 54m: twelve night hours of 1h 15m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 09:15 to 10:00: 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.