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, 6 December 2028: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 09:23
- Sunset
- 17:27
- Next sunrise
- 09:24
A day hour lasts 40 min; a night hour, 1h 20m. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury09:23 – 10:03
- 2☽︎ Moon10:03 – 10:43
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:43 – 11:24
- 4♃︎ Jupiter11:24 – 12:04
- 5♂︎ Mars12:04 – 12:44
- 6☉︎ Sun12:44 – 13:25
- 7♀︎ Venus13:25 – 14:05
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:05 – 14:45
- 9☽︎ Moon14:45 – 15:26
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:26 – 16:06
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:06 – 16:47
- 12♂︎ Mars16:47 – 17:27
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:27 – 18:47
- 2♀︎ Venus18:47 – 20:06
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:06 – 21:26
- 4☽︎ Moon21:26 – 22:46
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:46 – 00:06
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:06 – 01:25
- 7♂︎ Mars01:25 – 02:45
- 8☉︎ Sun02:45 – 04:05
- 9♀︎ Venus04:05 – 05:25
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:25 – 06:44
- 11☽︎ Moon06:44 – 08:04
- 12♄︎ Saturn08:04 – 09:24
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Wednesday, 6 December 2028, the Sun rises at 09:23 and sets at 17:27: the day lasts 8h 04m, that is twelve day hours of 40 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:24, lasts 15h 57m: twelve night hours of 1h 20m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 09:23 to 10:03: 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.