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, 17 January 2030: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 09:30
- Sunset
- 17:58
- Next sunrise
- 09:29
A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter09:30 – 10:12
- 2♂︎ Mars10:12 – 10:55
- 3☉︎ Sun10:55 – 11:37
- 4♀︎ Venus11:37 – 12:19
- 5☿︎ Mercury12:19 – 13:02
- 6☽︎ Moon13:02 – 13:44
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:44 – 14:26
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:26 – 15:09
- 9♂︎ Mars15:09 – 15:51
- 10☉︎ Sun15:51 – 16:33
- 11♀︎ Venus16:33 – 17:16
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:16 – 17:58
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon17:58 – 19:16
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:16 – 20:33
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:33 – 21:51
- 4♂︎ Mars21:51 – 23:08
- 5☉︎ Sun23:08 – 00:26
- 6♀︎ Venus00:26 – 01:44
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:44 – 03:01
- 8☽︎ Moon03:01 – 04:19
- 9♄︎ Saturn04:19 – 05:36
- 10♃︎ Jupiter05:36 – 06:54
- 11♂︎ Mars06:54 – 08:11
- 12☉︎ Sun08:11 – 09:29
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Thursday, 17 January 2030, the Sun rises at 09:30 and sets at 17:58: the day lasts 8h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:29, lasts 15h 31m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 09:30 to 10:12: 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.