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 Friday, 16 March 2029: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:45
- Sunset
- 19:40
- Next sunrise
- 07:43
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:45 – 08:45
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:45 – 09:45
- 3☽︎ Moon09:45 – 10:44
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:44 – 11:44
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:44 – 12:43
- 6♂︎ Mars12:43 – 13:43
- 7☉︎ Sun13:43 – 14:42
- 8♀︎ Venus14:42 – 15:42
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:42 – 16:42
- 10☽︎ Moon16:42 – 17:41
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:41 – 18:41
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:41 – 19:40
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:40 – 20:41
- 2☉︎ Sun20:41 – 21:41
- 3♀︎ Venus21:41 – 22:41
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:41 – 23:41
- 5☽︎ Moon23:41 – 00:41
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:41 – 01:42
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:42 – 02:42
- 8♂︎ Mars02:42 – 03:42
- 9☉︎ Sun03:42 – 04:42
- 10♀︎ Venus04:42 – 05:43
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:43 – 06:43
- 12☽︎ Moon06:43 – 07:43
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Friday, 16 March 2029, the Sun rises at 07:45 and sets at 19:40: the day lasts 11h 55m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:43, lasts 12h 03m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:45 to 08:45: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.