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, 16 February 2028: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:46
- Sunset
- 18:50
- Next sunrise
- 08:45
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:46 – 09:37
- 2☽︎ Moon09:37 – 10:27
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:27 – 11:17
- 4♃︎ Jupiter11:17 – 12:08
- 5♂︎ Mars12:08 – 12:58
- 6☉︎ Sun12:58 – 13:48
- 7♀︎ Venus13:48 – 14:39
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:39 – 15:29
- 9☽︎ Moon15:29 – 16:19
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:19 – 17:09
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:09 – 18:00
- 12♂︎ Mars18:00 – 18:50
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:50 – 20:00
- 2♀︎ Venus20:00 – 21:09
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:09 – 22:19
- 4☽︎ Moon22:19 – 23:28
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:28 – 00:38
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:38 – 01:47
- 7♂︎ Mars01:47 – 02:57
- 8☉︎ Sun02:57 – 04:06
- 9♀︎ Venus04:06 – 05:16
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:16 – 06:25
- 11☽︎ Moon06:25 – 07:35
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:35 – 08:45
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Wednesday, 16 February 2028, the Sun rises at 08:46 and sets at 18:50: the day lasts 10h 04m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:45, lasts 13h 54m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:46 to 09:37: 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.