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 Sunday, 13 February 2028: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:52
- Sunset
- 18:45
- Next sunrise
- 08:50
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:52 – 09:41
- 2♀︎ Venus09:41 – 10:31
- 3☿︎ Mercury10:31 – 11:20
- 4☽︎ Moon11:20 – 12:10
- 5♄︎ Saturn12:10 – 12:59
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:59 – 13:48
- 7♂︎ Mars13:48 – 14:38
- 8☉︎ Sun14:38 – 15:27
- 9♀︎ Venus15:27 – 16:16
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:16 – 17:06
- 11☽︎ Moon17:06 – 17:55
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:55 – 18:45
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:45 – 19:55
- 2♂︎ Mars19:55 – 21:06
- 3☉︎ Sun21:06 – 22:16
- 4♀︎ Venus22:16 – 23:26
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:26 – 00:37
- 6☽︎ Moon00:37 – 01:47
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:47 – 02:58
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:58 – 04:08
- 9♂︎ Mars04:08 – 05:19
- 10☉︎ Sun05:19 – 06:29
- 11♀︎ Venus06:29 – 07:40
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:40 – 08:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Sunday, 13 February 2028, the Sun rises at 08:52 and sets at 18:45: the day lasts 9h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:50, lasts 14h 06m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:52 to 09:41: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.