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 Sunday, 4 February 2029: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 09:06
- Sunset
- 18:30
- Next sunrise
- 09:05
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun09:06 – 09:53
- 2♀︎ Venus09:53 – 10:40
- 3☿︎ Mercury10:40 – 11:27
- 4☽︎ Moon11:27 – 12:14
- 5♄︎ Saturn12:14 – 13:01
- 6♃︎ Jupiter13:01 – 13:48
- 7♂︎ Mars13:48 – 14:35
- 8☉︎ Sun14:35 – 15:22
- 9♀︎ Venus15:22 – 16:09
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:09 – 16:56
- 11☽︎ Moon16:56 – 17:43
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:43 – 18:30
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:30 – 19:43
- 2♂︎ Mars19:43 – 20:56
- 3☉︎ Sun20:56 – 22:08
- 4♀︎ Venus22:08 – 23:21
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:21 – 00:34
- 6☽︎ Moon00:34 – 01:47
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:47 – 03:00
- 8♃︎ Jupiter03:00 – 04:13
- 9♂︎ Mars04:13 – 05:26
- 10☉︎ Sun05:26 – 06:39
- 11♀︎ Venus06:39 – 07:52
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:52 – 09:05
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Sunday, 4 February 2029, the Sun rises at 09:06 and sets at 18:30: the day lasts 9h 23m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:05, lasts 14h 35m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 09:06 to 09:53: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.