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, 8 November 2028: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:39
- Sunset
- 17:55
- Next sunrise
- 08:41
A day hour lasts 46 min; a night hour, 1h 14m. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:39 – 09:26
- 2☽︎ Moon09:26 – 10:12
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:12 – 10:58
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:58 – 11:45
- 5♂︎ Mars11:45 – 12:31
- 6☉︎ Sun12:31 – 13:17
- 7♀︎ Venus13:17 – 14:04
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:04 – 14:50
- 9☽︎ Moon14:50 – 15:36
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:36 – 16:22
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:22 – 17:09
- 12♂︎ Mars17:09 – 17:55
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:55 – 19:09
- 2♀︎ Venus19:09 – 20:23
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:23 – 21:37
- 4☽︎ Moon21:37 – 22:50
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:50 – 00:04
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:04 – 01:18
- 7♂︎ Mars01:18 – 02:32
- 8☉︎ Sun02:32 – 03:46
- 9♀︎ Venus03:46 – 05:00
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:00 – 06:13
- 11☽︎ Moon06:13 – 07:27
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:27 – 08:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Wednesday, 8 November 2028, the Sun rises at 08:39 and sets at 17:55: the day lasts 9h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 46 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:41, lasts 14h 46m: twelve night hours of 1h 14m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:39 to 09:26: 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.