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, 17 December 2029: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 09:33
- Sunset
- 17:27
- Next sunrise
- 09:34
A day hour lasts 39 min; a night hour, 1h 21m. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon09:33 – 10:13
- 2♄︎ Saturn10:13 – 10:52
- 3♃︎ Jupiter10:52 – 11:32
- 4♂︎ Mars11:32 – 12:11
- 5☉︎ Sun12:11 – 12:50
- 6♀︎ Venus12:50 – 13:30
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:30 – 14:09
- 8☽︎ Moon14:09 – 14:49
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:49 – 15:28
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:28 – 16:08
- 11♂︎ Mars16:08 – 16:47
- 12☉︎ Sun16:47 – 17:27
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus17:27 – 18:47
- 2☿︎ Mercury18:47 – 20:08
- 3☽︎ Moon20:08 – 21:28
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:28 – 22:49
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:49 – 00:10
- 6♂︎ Mars00:10 – 01:30
- 7☉︎ Sun01:30 – 02:51
- 8♀︎ Venus02:51 – 04:11
- 9☿︎ Mercury04:11 – 05:32
- 10☽︎ Moon05:32 – 06:53
- 11♄︎ Saturn06:53 – 08:13
- 12♃︎ Jupiter08:13 – 09:34
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Monday, 17 December 2029, the Sun rises at 09:33 and sets at 17:27: the day lasts 7h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 39 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:34, lasts 16h 07m: twelve night hours of 1h 21m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 09:33 to 10:13: 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.