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 Monday, 31 January 2028: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 09:14
- Sunset
- 18:21
- Next sunrise
- 09:12
A day hour lasts 46 min; a night hour, 1h 14m. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon09:14 – 09:59
- 2♄︎ Saturn09:59 – 10:45
- 3♃︎ Jupiter10:45 – 11:31
- 4♂︎ Mars11:31 – 12:16
- 5☉︎ Sun12:16 – 13:02
- 6♀︎ Venus13:02 – 13:47
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:47 – 14:33
- 8☽︎ Moon14:33 – 15:19
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:19 – 16:04
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:04 – 16:50
- 11♂︎ Mars16:50 – 17:36
- 12☉︎ Sun17:36 – 18:21
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:21 – 19:35
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:35 – 20:50
- 3☽︎ Moon20:50 – 22:04
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:04 – 23:18
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:18 – 00:32
- 6♂︎ Mars00:32 – 01:47
- 7☉︎ Sun01:47 – 03:01
- 8♀︎ Venus03:01 – 04:15
- 9☿︎ Mercury04:15 – 05:29
- 10☽︎ Moon05:29 – 06:44
- 11♄︎ Saturn06:44 – 07:58
- 12♃︎ Jupiter07:58 – 09:12
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Monday, 31 January 2028, the Sun rises at 09:14 and sets at 18:21: the day lasts 9h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 46 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:12, lasts 14h 51m: twelve night hours of 1h 14m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 09:14 to 09:59: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.