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, 21 May 2028: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:34
- Sunset
- 21:27
- Next sunrise
- 05:33
A day hour lasts 1h 19m; a night hour, 41 min. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:34 – 06:54
- 2♀︎ Venus06:54 – 08:13
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:13 – 09:33
- 4☽︎ Moon09:33 – 10:52
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:52 – 12:11
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:11 – 13:31
- 7♂︎ Mars13:31 – 14:50
- 8☉︎ Sun14:50 – 16:10
- 9♀︎ Venus16:10 – 17:29
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:29 – 18:48
- 11☽︎ Moon18:48 – 20:08
- 12♄︎ Saturn20:08 – 21:27
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:27 – 22:08
- 2♂︎ Mars22:08 – 22:48
- 3☉︎ Sun22:48 – 23:29
- 4♀︎ Venus23:29 – 00:09
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:09 – 00:50
- 6☽︎ Moon00:50 – 01:30
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:30 – 02:11
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:11 – 02:51
- 9♂︎ Mars02:51 – 03:32
- 10☉︎ Sun03:32 – 04:12
- 11♀︎ Venus04:12 – 04:53
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:53 – 05:33
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Sunday, 21 May 2028, the Sun rises at 05:34 and sets at 21:27: the day lasts 15h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 19m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:33, lasts 8h 06m: twelve night hours of 41 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:34 to 06:54: 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.