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 Wednesday, 9 February 2028: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:59
- Sunset
- 18:37
- Next sunrise
- 08:57
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:59 – 09:47
- 2☽︎ Moon09:47 – 10:36
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:36 – 11:24
- 4♃︎ Jupiter11:24 – 12:12
- 5♂︎ Mars12:12 – 13:00
- 6☉︎ Sun13:00 – 13:48
- 7♀︎ Venus13:48 – 14:36
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:36 – 15:25
- 9☽︎ Moon15:25 – 16:13
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:13 – 17:01
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:01 – 17:49
- 12♂︎ Mars17:49 – 18:37
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:37 – 19:49
- 2♀︎ Venus19:49 – 21:01
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:01 – 22:12
- 4☽︎ Moon22:12 – 23:24
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:24 – 00:36
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:36 – 01:47
- 7♂︎ Mars01:47 – 02:59
- 8☉︎ Sun02:59 – 04:11
- 9♀︎ Venus04:11 – 05:22
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:22 – 06:34
- 11☽︎ Moon06:34 – 07:46
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:46 – 08:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Wednesday, 9 February 2028, the Sun rises at 08:59 and sets at 18:37: the day lasts 9h 38m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:57, lasts 14h 20m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:59 to 09:47: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.