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, 24 November 2028: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 09:06
- Sunset
- 17:35
- Next sunrise
- 09:08
A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus09:06 – 09:48
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:48 – 10:31
- 3☽︎ Moon10:31 – 11:13
- 4♄︎ Saturn11:13 – 11:56
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:56 – 12:38
- 6♂︎ Mars12:38 – 13:20
- 7☉︎ Sun13:20 – 14:03
- 8♀︎ Venus14:03 – 14:45
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:45 – 15:27
- 10☽︎ Moon15:27 – 16:10
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:10 – 16:52
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:52 – 17:35
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:35 – 18:52
- 2☉︎ Sun18:52 – 20:10
- 3♀︎ Venus20:10 – 21:28
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:28 – 22:46
- 5☽︎ Moon22:46 – 00:03
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:03 – 01:21
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:21 – 02:39
- 8♂︎ Mars02:39 – 03:57
- 9☉︎ Sun03:57 – 05:14
- 10♀︎ Venus05:14 – 06:32
- 11☿︎ Mercury06:32 – 07:50
- 12☽︎ Moon07:50 – 09:08
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Friday, 24 November 2028, the Sun rises at 09:06 and sets at 17:35: the day lasts 8h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:08, lasts 15h 33m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 09:06 to 09:48: 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.