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 Wednesday, 23 January 2030: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 09:24
- Sunset
- 18:08
- Next sunrise
- 09:22
A day hour lasts 44 min; a night hour, 1h 16m. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury09:24 – 10:07
- 2☽︎ Moon10:07 – 10:51
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:51 – 11:35
- 4♃︎ Jupiter11:35 – 12:18
- 5♂︎ Mars12:18 – 13:02
- 6☉︎ Sun13:02 – 13:46
- 7♀︎ Venus13:46 – 14:30
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:30 – 15:13
- 9☽︎ Moon15:13 – 15:57
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:57 – 16:41
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:41 – 17:24
- 12♂︎ Mars17:24 – 18:08
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:08 – 19:24
- 2♀︎ Venus19:24 – 20:40
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:40 – 21:57
- 4☽︎ Moon21:57 – 23:13
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:13 – 00:29
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:29 – 01:45
- 7♂︎ Mars01:45 – 03:01
- 8☉︎ Sun03:01 – 04:18
- 9♀︎ Venus04:18 – 05:34
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:34 – 06:50
- 11☽︎ Moon06:50 – 08:06
- 12♄︎ Saturn08:06 – 09:22
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Wednesday, 23 January 2030, the Sun rises at 09:24 and sets at 18:08: the day lasts 8h 44m, that is twelve day hours of 44 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:22, lasts 15h 14m: twelve night hours of 1h 16m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 09:24 to 10:07: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.