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, 29 November 2028: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 09:14
- Sunset
- 17:30
- Next sunrise
- 09:15
A day hour lasts 41 min; a night hour, 1h 19m. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury09:14 – 09:55
- 2☽︎ Moon09:55 – 10:36
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:36 – 11:18
- 4♃︎ Jupiter11:18 – 11:59
- 5♂︎ Mars11:59 – 12:41
- 6☉︎ Sun12:41 – 13:22
- 7♀︎ Venus13:22 – 14:03
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:03 – 14:45
- 9☽︎ Moon14:45 – 15:26
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:26 – 16:08
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:08 – 16:49
- 12♂︎ Mars16:49 – 17:30
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:30 – 18:49
- 2♀︎ Venus18:49 – 20:08
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:08 – 21:27
- 4☽︎ Moon21:27 – 22:45
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:45 – 00:04
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:04 – 01:23
- 7♂︎ Mars01:23 – 02:41
- 8☉︎ Sun02:41 – 04:00
- 9♀︎ Venus04:00 – 05:19
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:19 – 06:38
- 11☽︎ Moon06:38 – 07:56
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:56 – 09:15
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Wednesday, 29 November 2028, the Sun rises at 09:14 and sets at 17:30: the day lasts 8h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 41 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:15, lasts 15h 44m: twelve night hours of 1h 19m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 09:14 to 09:55: 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.