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 Saturday, 18 November 2028: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:56
- Sunset
- 17:41
- Next sunrise
- 08:58
A day hour lasts 44 min; a night hour, 1h 16m. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:56 – 09:40
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:40 – 10:24
- 3♂︎ Mars10:24 – 11:08
- 4☉︎ Sun11:08 – 11:51
- 5♀︎ Venus11:51 – 12:35
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:35 – 13:19
- 7☽︎ Moon13:19 – 14:02
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:02 – 14:46
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:46 – 15:30
- 10♂︎ Mars15:30 – 16:14
- 11☉︎ Sun16:14 – 16:57
- 12♀︎ Venus16:57 – 17:41
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:41 – 18:58
- 2☽︎ Moon18:58 – 20:14
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:14 – 21:30
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:30 – 22:47
- 5♂︎ Mars22:47 – 00:03
- 6☉︎ Sun00:03 – 01:20
- 7♀︎ Venus01:20 – 02:36
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:36 – 03:52
- 9☽︎ Moon03:52 – 05:09
- 10♄︎ Saturn05:09 – 06:25
- 11♃︎ Jupiter06:25 – 07:42
- 12♂︎ Mars07:42 – 08:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Saturday, 18 November 2028, the Sun rises at 08:56 and sets at 17:41: the day lasts 8h 45m, that is twelve day hours of 44 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:58, lasts 15h 17m: twelve night hours of 1h 16m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:56 to 09:40: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.