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, 22 March 2025: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:32
- Sunset
- 19:50
- Next sunrise
- 07:30
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:32 – 08:33
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:33 – 09:35
- 3♂︎ Mars09:35 – 10:37
- 4☉︎ Sun10:37 – 11:38
- 5♀︎ Venus11:38 – 12:40
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:40 – 13:41
- 7☽︎ Moon13:41 – 14:43
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:43 – 15:44
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:44 – 16:46
- 10♂︎ Mars16:46 – 17:47
- 11☉︎ Sun17:47 – 18:49
- 12♀︎ Venus18:49 – 19:50
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:50 – 20:49
- 2☽︎ Moon20:49 – 21:47
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:47 – 22:45
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:45 – 23:43
- 5♂︎ Mars23:43 – 00:42
- 6☉︎ Sun00:42 – 01:40
- 7♀︎ Venus01:40 – 02:38
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:38 – 03:37
- 9☽︎ Moon03:37 – 04:35
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:35 – 05:33
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:33 – 06:31
- 12♂︎ Mars06:31 – 07:30
Other cities · Kazakhstan
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Saturday, 22 March 2025, the Sun rises at 07:32 and sets at 19:50: the day lasts 12h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:30, lasts 11h 39m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:32 to 08:33: 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.
On a computer? Scan this code with your phone.
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.