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, 30 June 2029: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:22
- Sunset
- 21:53
- Next sunrise
- 05:22
A day hour lasts 1h 23m; a night hour, 37 min. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:22 – 06:44
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:44 – 08:07
- 3♂︎ Mars08:07 – 09:30
- 4☉︎ Sun09:30 – 10:52
- 5♀︎ Venus10:52 – 12:15
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:15 – 13:37
- 7☽︎ Moon13:37 – 15:00
- 8♄︎ Saturn15:00 – 16:23
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:23 – 17:45
- 10♂︎ Mars17:45 – 19:08
- 11☉︎ Sun19:08 – 20:30
- 12♀︎ Venus20:30 – 21:53
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury21:53 – 22:30
- 2☽︎ Moon22:30 – 23:08
- 3♄︎ Saturn23:08 – 23:45
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:45 – 00:23
- 5♂︎ Mars00:23 – 01:00
- 6☉︎ Sun01:00 – 01:38
- 7♀︎ Venus01:38 – 02:15
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:15 – 02:53
- 9☽︎ Moon02:53 – 03:30
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:30 – 04:07
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:07 – 04:45
- 12♂︎ Mars04:45 – 05:22
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Saturday, 30 June 2029, the Sun rises at 05:22 and sets at 21:53: the day lasts 16h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 23m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:22, lasts 7h 29m: twelve night hours of 37 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:22 to 06:44: 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.