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 Thursday, 1 March 2029: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 08:18
- Sunset
- 19:15
- Next sunrise
- 08:16
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter08:18 – 09:13
- 2♂︎ Mars09:13 – 10:08
- 3☉︎ Sun10:08 – 11:02
- 4♀︎ Venus11:02 – 11:57
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:57 – 12:52
- 6☽︎ Moon12:52 – 13:47
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:47 – 14:41
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:41 – 15:36
- 9♂︎ Mars15:36 – 16:31
- 10☉︎ Sun16:31 – 17:25
- 11♀︎ Venus17:25 – 18:20
- 12☿︎ Mercury18:20 – 19:15
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon19:15 – 20:20
- 2♄︎ Saturn20:20 – 21:25
- 3♃︎ Jupiter21:25 – 22:30
- 4♂︎ Mars22:30 – 23:35
- 5☉︎ Sun23:35 – 00:40
- 6♀︎ Venus00:40 – 01:45
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:45 – 02:51
- 8☽︎ Moon02:51 – 03:56
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:56 – 05:01
- 10♃︎ Jupiter05:01 – 06:06
- 11♂︎ Mars06:06 – 07:11
- 12☉︎ Sun07:11 – 08:16
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Thursday, 1 March 2029, the Sun rises at 08:18 and sets at 19:15: the day lasts 10h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:16, lasts 13h 02m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 08:18 to 09:13: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.