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, 21 February 2028: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 08:37
- Sunset
- 18:59
- Next sunrise
- 08:35
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon08:37 – 09:29
- 2♄︎ Saturn09:29 – 10:20
- 3♃︎ Jupiter10:20 – 11:12
- 4♂︎ Mars11:12 – 12:04
- 5☉︎ Sun12:04 – 12:56
- 6♀︎ Venus12:56 – 13:48
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:48 – 14:40
- 8☽︎ Moon14:40 – 15:32
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:32 – 16:23
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:23 – 17:15
- 11♂︎ Mars17:15 – 18:07
- 12☉︎ Sun18:07 – 18:59
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:59 – 20:07
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:07 – 21:15
- 3☽︎ Moon21:15 – 22:23
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:23 – 23:31
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:31 – 00:39
- 6♂︎ Mars00:39 – 01:47
- 7☉︎ Sun01:47 – 02:55
- 8♀︎ Venus02:55 – 04:03
- 9☿︎ Mercury04:03 – 05:11
- 10☽︎ Moon05:11 – 06:19
- 11♄︎ Saturn06:19 – 07:27
- 12♃︎ Jupiter07:27 – 08:35
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Monday, 21 February 2028, the Sun rises at 08:37 and sets at 18:59: the day lasts 10h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:35, lasts 13h 36m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 08:37 to 09:29: 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.