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 Saturday, 17 February 2029: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:43
- Sunset
- 18:53
- Next sunrise
- 08:41
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:43 – 09:34
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:34 – 10:25
- 3♂︎ Mars10:25 – 11:16
- 4☉︎ Sun11:16 – 12:06
- 5♀︎ Venus12:06 – 12:57
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:57 – 13:48
- 7☽︎ Moon13:48 – 14:39
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:39 – 15:30
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:30 – 16:21
- 10♂︎ Mars16:21 – 17:12
- 11☉︎ Sun17:12 – 18:02
- 12♀︎ Venus18:02 – 18:53
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:53 – 20:02
- 2☽︎ Moon20:02 – 21:11
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:11 – 22:20
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:20 – 23:29
- 5♂︎ Mars23:29 – 00:38
- 6☉︎ Sun00:38 – 01:47
- 7♀︎ Venus01:47 – 02:56
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:56 – 04:05
- 9☽︎ Moon04:05 – 05:14
- 10♄︎ Saturn05:14 – 06:23
- 11♃︎ Jupiter06:23 – 07:32
- 12♂︎ Mars07:32 – 08:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Saturday, 17 February 2029, the Sun rises at 08:43 and sets at 18:53: the day lasts 10h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:41, lasts 13h 48m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:43 to 09:34: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.