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 Thursday, 16 November 2028: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 08:53
- Sunset
- 17:44
- Next sunrise
- 08:55
A day hour lasts 44 min; a night hour, 1h 16m. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter08:53 – 09:37
- 2♂︎ Mars09:37 – 10:21
- 3☉︎ Sun10:21 – 11:06
- 4♀︎ Venus11:06 – 11:50
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:50 – 12:34
- 6☽︎ Moon12:34 – 13:18
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:18 – 14:03
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:03 – 14:47
- 9♂︎ Mars14:47 – 15:31
- 10☉︎ Sun15:31 – 16:15
- 11♀︎ Venus16:15 – 16:59
- 12☿︎ Mercury16:59 – 17:44
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon17:44 – 19:00
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:00 – 20:15
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:15 – 21:31
- 4♂︎ Mars21:31 – 22:47
- 5☉︎ Sun22:47 – 00:03
- 6♀︎ Venus00:03 – 01:19
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:19 – 02:35
- 8☽︎ Moon02:35 – 03:51
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:51 – 05:07
- 10♃︎ Jupiter05:07 – 06:23
- 11♂︎ Mars06:23 – 07:39
- 12☉︎ Sun07:39 – 08:55
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Thursday, 16 November 2028, the Sun rises at 08:53 and sets at 17:44: the day lasts 8h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 44 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:55, lasts 15h 11m: twelve night hours of 1h 16m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 08:53 to 09:37: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.