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 Tuesday, 16 January 2029: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 09:31
- Sunset
- 17:57
- Next sunrise
- 09:30
A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars09:31 – 10:13
- 2☉︎ Sun10:13 – 10:55
- 3♀︎ Venus10:55 – 11:37
- 4☿︎ Mercury11:37 – 12:19
- 5☽︎ Moon12:19 – 13:02
- 6♄︎ Saturn13:02 – 13:44
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:44 – 14:26
- 8♂︎ Mars14:26 – 15:08
- 9☉︎ Sun15:08 – 15:50
- 10♀︎ Venus15:50 – 16:33
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:33 – 17:15
- 12☽︎ Moon17:15 – 17:57
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:57 – 19:15
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:15 – 20:32
- 3♂︎ Mars20:32 – 21:50
- 4☉︎ Sun21:50 – 23:08
- 5♀︎ Venus23:08 – 00:26
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:26 – 01:43
- 7☽︎ Moon01:43 – 03:01
- 8♄︎ Saturn03:01 – 04:19
- 9♃︎ Jupiter04:19 – 05:37
- 10♂︎ Mars05:37 – 06:54
- 11☉︎ Sun06:54 – 08:12
- 12♀︎ Venus08:12 – 09:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Tuesday, 16 January 2029, the Sun rises at 09:31 and sets at 17:57: the day lasts 8h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:30, lasts 15h 33m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 09:31 to 10:13: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.