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, 10 November 2028: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:43
- Sunset
- 17:52
- Next sunrise
- 08:45
A day hour lasts 46 min; a night hour, 1h 14m. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:43 – 09:29
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:29 – 10:14
- 3☽︎ Moon10:14 – 11:00
- 4♄︎ Saturn11:00 – 11:46
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:46 – 12:32
- 6♂︎ Mars12:32 – 13:17
- 7☉︎ Sun13:17 – 14:03
- 8♀︎ Venus14:03 – 14:49
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:49 – 15:35
- 10☽︎ Moon15:35 – 16:20
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:20 – 17:06
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:06 – 17:52
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:52 – 19:06
- 2☉︎ Sun19:06 – 20:21
- 3♀︎ Venus20:21 – 21:35
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:35 – 22:50
- 5☽︎ Moon22:50 – 00:04
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:04 – 01:18
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:18 – 02:33
- 8♂︎ Mars02:33 – 03:47
- 9☉︎ Sun03:47 – 05:01
- 10♀︎ Venus05:01 – 06:16
- 11☿︎ Mercury06:16 – 07:30
- 12☽︎ Moon07:30 – 08:45
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Friday, 10 November 2028, the Sun rises at 08:43 and sets at 17:52: the day lasts 9h 09m, that is twelve day hours of 46 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:45, lasts 14h 53m: twelve night hours of 1h 14m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:43 to 09:29: 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.