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, 24 May 2028: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:31
- Sunset
- 21:31
- Next sunrise
- 05:30
A day hour lasts 1h 20m; a night hour, 40 min. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:31 – 06:51
- 2☽︎ Moon06:51 – 08:11
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:11 – 09:31
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:31 – 10:51
- 5♂︎ Mars10:51 – 12:11
- 6☉︎ Sun12:11 – 13:31
- 7♀︎ Venus13:31 – 14:51
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:51 – 16:11
- 9☽︎ Moon16:11 – 17:31
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:31 – 18:51
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:51 – 20:11
- 12♂︎ Mars20:11 – 21:31
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun21:31 – 22:11
- 2♀︎ Venus22:11 – 22:51
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:51 – 23:31
- 4☽︎ Moon23:31 – 00:11
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:11 – 00:51
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:51 – 01:31
- 7♂︎ Mars01:31 – 02:10
- 8☉︎ Sun02:10 – 02:50
- 9♀︎ Venus02:50 – 03:30
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:30 – 04:10
- 11☽︎ Moon04:10 – 04:50
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:50 – 05:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Wednesday, 24 May 2028, the Sun rises at 05:31 and sets at 21:31: the day lasts 16h 00m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 20m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:30, lasts 7h 59m: twelve night hours of 40 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:31 to 06:51: 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.