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, 17 March 2028: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:43
- Sunset
- 19:42
- Next sunrise
- 07:40
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:43 – 08:43
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:43 – 09:43
- 3☽︎ Moon09:43 – 10:43
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:43 – 11:43
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:43 – 12:43
- 6♂︎ Mars12:43 – 13:42
- 7☉︎ Sun13:42 – 14:42
- 8♀︎ Venus14:42 – 15:42
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:42 – 16:42
- 10☽︎ Moon16:42 – 17:42
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:42 – 18:42
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:42 – 19:42
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:42 – 20:42
- 2☉︎ Sun20:42 – 21:42
- 3♀︎ Venus21:42 – 22:42
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:42 – 23:42
- 5☽︎ Moon23:42 – 00:42
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:42 – 01:41
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:41 – 02:41
- 8♂︎ Mars02:41 – 03:41
- 9☉︎ Sun03:41 – 04:41
- 10♀︎ Venus04:41 – 05:41
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:41 – 06:41
- 12☽︎ Moon06:41 – 07:40
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Friday, 17 March 2028, the Sun rises at 07:43 and sets at 19:42: the day lasts 12h 00m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:40, lasts 11h 58m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:43 to 08:43: 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.