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, 8 October 2028: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:46
- Sunset
- 18:55
- Next sunrise
- 07:48
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:46 – 08:42
- 2♀︎ Venus08:42 – 09:38
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:38 – 10:33
- 4☽︎ Moon10:33 – 11:29
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:29 – 12:25
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:25 – 13:21
- 7♂︎ Mars13:21 – 14:17
- 8☉︎ Sun14:17 – 15:12
- 9♀︎ Venus15:12 – 16:08
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:08 – 17:04
- 11☽︎ Moon17:04 – 18:00
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:00 – 18:55
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:55 – 20:00
- 2♂︎ Mars20:00 – 21:04
- 3☉︎ Sun21:04 – 22:08
- 4♀︎ Venus22:08 – 23:13
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:13 – 00:17
- 6☽︎ Moon00:17 – 01:22
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:22 – 02:26
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:26 – 03:30
- 9♂︎ Mars03:30 – 04:35
- 10☉︎ Sun04:35 – 05:39
- 11♀︎ Venus05:39 – 06:43
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:43 – 07:48
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Sunday, 8 October 2028, the Sun rises at 07:46 and sets at 18:55: the day lasts 11h 09m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:48, lasts 12h 53m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:46 to 08:42: 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.