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, 23 January 2029: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 09:23
- Sunset
- 18:08
- Next sunrise
- 09:22
A day hour lasts 44 min; a night hour, 1h 16m. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars09:23 – 10:07
- 2☉︎ Sun10:07 – 10:51
- 3♀︎ Venus10:51 – 11:35
- 4☿︎ Mercury11:35 – 12:18
- 5☽︎ Moon12:18 – 13:02
- 6♄︎ Saturn13:02 – 13:46
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:46 – 14:30
- 8♂︎ Mars14:30 – 15:13
- 9☉︎ Sun15:13 – 15:57
- 10♀︎ Venus15:57 – 16:41
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:41 – 17:25
- 12☽︎ Moon17:25 – 18:08
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:08 – 19:25
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:25 – 20:41
- 3♂︎ Mars20:41 – 21:57
- 4☉︎ Sun21:57 – 23:13
- 5♀︎ Venus23:13 – 00:29
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:29 – 01:45
- 7☽︎ Moon01:45 – 03:01
- 8♄︎ Saturn03:01 – 04:18
- 9♃︎ Jupiter04:18 – 05:34
- 10♂︎ Mars05:34 – 06:50
- 11☉︎ Sun06:50 – 08:06
- 12♀︎ Venus08:06 – 09:22
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Tuesday, 23 January 2029, the Sun rises at 09:23 and sets at 18:08: the day lasts 8h 45m, that is twelve day hours of 44 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:22, lasts 15h 14m: twelve night hours of 1h 16m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 09:23 to 10:07: 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.