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 Tuesday, 1 February 2028: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 09:12
- Sunset
- 18:23
- Next sunrise
- 09:11
A day hour lasts 46 min; a night hour, 1h 14m. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars09:12 – 09:58
- 2☉︎ Sun09:58 – 10:44
- 3♀︎ Venus10:44 – 11:30
- 4☿︎ Mercury11:30 – 12:16
- 5☽︎ Moon12:16 – 13:02
- 6♄︎ Saturn13:02 – 13:48
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:48 – 14:33
- 8♂︎ Mars14:33 – 15:19
- 9☉︎ Sun15:19 – 16:05
- 10♀︎ Venus16:05 – 16:51
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:51 – 17:37
- 12☽︎ Moon17:37 – 18:23
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:23 – 19:37
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:37 – 20:51
- 3♂︎ Mars20:51 – 22:05
- 4☉︎ Sun22:05 – 23:19
- 5♀︎ Venus23:19 – 00:33
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:33 – 01:47
- 7☽︎ Moon01:47 – 03:01
- 8♄︎ Saturn03:01 – 04:15
- 9♃︎ Jupiter04:15 – 05:29
- 10♂︎ Mars05:29 – 06:43
- 11☉︎ Sun06:43 – 07:57
- 12♀︎ Venus07:57 – 09:11
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Tuesday, 1 February 2028, the Sun rises at 09:12 and sets at 18:23: the day lasts 9h 11m, that is twelve day hours of 46 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:11, lasts 14h 48m: twelve night hours of 1h 14m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 09:12 to 09:58: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.