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, 15 December 2028: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 09:32
- Sunset
- 17:26
- Next sunrise
- 09:33
A day hour lasts 40 min; a night hour, 1h 21m. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus09:32 – 10:11
- 2☿︎ Mercury10:11 – 10:51
- 3☽︎ Moon10:51 – 11:30
- 4♄︎ Saturn11:30 – 12:10
- 5♃︎ Jupiter12:10 – 12:49
- 6♂︎ Mars12:49 – 13:29
- 7☉︎ Sun13:29 – 14:09
- 8♀︎ Venus14:09 – 14:48
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:48 – 15:28
- 10☽︎ Moon15:28 – 16:07
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:07 – 16:47
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:47 – 17:26
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:26 – 18:47
- 2☉︎ Sun18:47 – 20:07
- 3♀︎ Venus20:07 – 21:28
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:28 – 22:48
- 5☽︎ Moon22:48 – 00:09
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:09 – 01:29
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:29 – 02:50
- 8♂︎ Mars02:50 – 04:11
- 9☉︎ Sun04:11 – 05:31
- 10♀︎ Venus05:31 – 06:52
- 11☿︎ Mercury06:52 – 08:12
- 12☽︎ Moon08:12 – 09:33
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Friday, 15 December 2028, the Sun rises at 09:32 and sets at 17:26: the day lasts 7h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 40 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:33, lasts 16h 07m: twelve night hours of 1h 21m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 09:32 to 10:11: 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.