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, 7 February 2028: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 09:03
- Sunset
- 18:34
- Next sunrise
- 09:01
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon09:03 – 09:50
- 2♄︎ Saturn09:50 – 10:38
- 3♃︎ Jupiter10:38 – 11:25
- 4♂︎ Mars11:25 – 12:13
- 5☉︎ Sun12:13 – 13:01
- 6♀︎ Venus13:01 – 13:48
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:48 – 14:36
- 8☽︎ Moon14:36 – 15:23
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:23 – 16:11
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:11 – 16:59
- 11♂︎ Mars16:59 – 17:46
- 12☉︎ Sun17:46 – 18:34
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:34 – 19:46
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:46 – 20:58
- 3☽︎ Moon20:58 – 22:11
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:11 – 23:23
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:23 – 00:35
- 6♂︎ Mars00:35 – 01:47
- 7☉︎ Sun01:47 – 03:00
- 8♀︎ Venus03:00 – 04:12
- 9☿︎ Mercury04:12 – 05:24
- 10☽︎ Moon05:24 – 06:36
- 11♄︎ Saturn06:36 – 07:49
- 12♃︎ Jupiter07:49 – 09:01
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Monday, 7 February 2028, the Sun rises at 09:03 and sets at 18:34: the day lasts 9h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:01, lasts 14h 27m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 09:03 to 09:50: 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.