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 Tuesday, 6 May 2025: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:57
- Sunset
- 21:04
- Next sunrise
- 05:56
A day hour lasts 1h 16m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:57 – 07:13
- 2☉︎ Sun07:13 – 08:29
- 3♀︎ Venus08:29 – 09:44
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:44 – 11:00
- 5☽︎ Moon11:00 – 12:15
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:15 – 13:31
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:31 – 14:47
- 8♂︎ Mars14:47 – 16:02
- 9☉︎ Sun16:02 – 17:18
- 10♀︎ Venus17:18 – 18:33
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:33 – 19:49
- 12☽︎ Moon19:49 – 21:04
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn21:04 – 21:49
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:49 – 22:33
- 3♂︎ Mars22:33 – 23:17
- 4☉︎ Sun23:17 – 00:02
- 5♀︎ Venus00:02 – 00:46
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:46 – 01:30
- 7☽︎ Moon01:30 – 02:14
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:14 – 02:59
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:59 – 03:43
- 10♂︎ Mars03:43 – 04:27
- 11☉︎ Sun04:27 – 05:11
- 12♀︎ Venus05:11 – 05:56
Other cities · Kazakhstan
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Tuesday, 6 May 2025, the Sun rises at 05:57 and sets at 21:04: the day lasts 15h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 16m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:56, lasts 8h 51m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:57 to 07:13: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.