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, 15 November 2028: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:51
- Sunset
- 17:45
- Next sunrise
- 08:53
A day hour lasts 44 min; a night hour, 1h 16m. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:51 – 09:36
- 2☽︎ Moon09:36 – 10:20
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:20 – 11:05
- 4♃︎ Jupiter11:05 – 11:49
- 5♂︎ Mars11:49 – 12:34
- 6☉︎ Sun12:34 – 13:18
- 7♀︎ Venus13:18 – 14:03
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:03 – 14:47
- 9☽︎ Moon14:47 – 15:32
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:32 – 16:16
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:16 – 17:00
- 12♂︎ Mars17:00 – 17:45
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:45 – 19:01
- 2♀︎ Venus19:01 – 20:16
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:16 – 21:32
- 4☽︎ Moon21:32 – 22:48
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:48 – 00:03
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:03 – 01:19
- 7♂︎ Mars01:19 – 02:35
- 8☉︎ Sun02:35 – 03:50
- 9♀︎ Venus03:50 – 05:06
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:06 – 06:22
- 11☽︎ Moon06:22 – 07:37
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:37 – 08:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Wednesday, 15 November 2028, the Sun rises at 08:51 and sets at 17:45: the day lasts 8h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 44 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:53, lasts 15h 08m: twelve night hours of 1h 16m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:51 to 09:36: 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.