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 Friday, 11 February 2028: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:56
- Sunset
- 18:41
- Next sunrise
- 08:54
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:56 – 09:44
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:44 – 10:33
- 3☽︎ Moon10:33 – 11:22
- 4♄︎ Saturn11:22 – 12:11
- 5♃︎ Jupiter12:11 – 13:00
- 6♂︎ Mars13:00 – 13:48
- 7☉︎ Sun13:48 – 14:37
- 8♀︎ Venus14:37 – 15:26
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:26 – 16:15
- 10☽︎ Moon16:15 – 17:03
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:03 – 17:52
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:52 – 18:41
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:41 – 19:52
- 2☉︎ Sun19:52 – 21:03
- 3♀︎ Venus21:03 – 22:14
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:14 – 23:25
- 5☽︎ Moon23:25 – 00:36
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:36 – 01:47
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:47 – 02:59
- 8♂︎ Mars02:59 – 04:10
- 9☉︎ Sun04:10 – 05:21
- 10♀︎ Venus05:21 – 06:32
- 11☿︎ Mercury06:32 – 07:43
- 12☽︎ Moon07:43 – 08:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Friday, 11 February 2028, the Sun rises at 08:56 and sets at 18:41: the day lasts 9h 45m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:54, lasts 14h 13m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:56 to 09:44: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.