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 Monday, 5 February 2029: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 09:05
- Sunset
- 18:31
- Next sunrise
- 09:03
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon09:05 – 09:52
- 2♄︎ Saturn09:52 – 10:39
- 3♃︎ Jupiter10:39 – 11:26
- 4♂︎ Mars11:26 – 12:14
- 5☉︎ Sun12:14 – 13:01
- 6♀︎ Venus13:01 – 13:48
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:48 – 14:35
- 8☽︎ Moon14:35 – 15:23
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:23 – 16:10
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:10 – 16:57
- 11♂︎ Mars16:57 – 17:44
- 12☉︎ Sun17:44 – 18:31
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:31 – 19:44
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:44 – 20:57
- 3☽︎ Moon20:57 – 22:09
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:09 – 23:22
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:22 – 00:35
- 6♂︎ Mars00:35 – 01:47
- 7☉︎ Sun01:47 – 03:00
- 8♀︎ Venus03:00 – 04:13
- 9☿︎ Mercury04:13 – 05:25
- 10☽︎ Moon05:25 – 06:38
- 11♄︎ Saturn06:38 – 07:50
- 12♃︎ Jupiter07:50 – 09:03
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Monday, 5 February 2029, the Sun rises at 09:05 and sets at 18:31: the day lasts 9h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:03, lasts 14h 32m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 09:05 to 09:52: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.