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 Tuesday, 14 November 2028: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 08:50
- Sunset
- 17:46
- Next sunrise
- 08:51
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 15m. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars08:50 – 09:34
- 2☉︎ Sun09:34 – 10:19
- 3♀︎ Venus10:19 – 11:04
- 4☿︎ Mercury11:04 – 11:49
- 5☽︎ Moon11:49 – 12:33
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:33 – 13:18
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:18 – 14:03
- 8♂︎ Mars14:03 – 14:47
- 9☉︎ Sun14:47 – 15:32
- 10♀︎ Venus15:32 – 16:17
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:17 – 17:02
- 12☽︎ Moon17:02 – 17:46
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:46 – 19:02
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:02 – 20:17
- 3♂︎ Mars20:17 – 21:33
- 4☉︎ Sun21:33 – 22:48
- 5♀︎ Venus22:48 – 00:03
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:03 – 01:19
- 7☽︎ Moon01:19 – 02:34
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:34 – 03:50
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:50 – 05:05
- 10♂︎ Mars05:05 – 06:21
- 11☉︎ Sun06:21 – 07:36
- 12♀︎ Venus07:36 – 08:51
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Tuesday, 14 November 2028, the Sun rises at 08:50 and sets at 17:46: the day lasts 8h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:51, lasts 15h 05m: twelve night hours of 1h 15m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 08:50 to 09:34: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.