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 Sunday, 6 July 2025: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:26
- Sunset
- 21:50
- Next sunrise
- 05:27
A day hour lasts 1h 22m; a night hour, 38 min. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:26 – 06:48
- 2♀︎ Venus06:48 – 08:10
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:10 – 09:32
- 4☽︎ Moon09:32 – 10:54
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:54 – 12:16
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:16 – 13:38
- 7♂︎ Mars13:38 – 15:00
- 8☉︎ Sun15:00 – 16:22
- 9♀︎ Venus16:22 – 17:44
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:44 – 19:06
- 11☽︎ Moon19:06 – 20:28
- 12♄︎ Saturn20:28 – 21:50
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:50 – 22:29
- 2♂︎ Mars22:29 – 23:07
- 3☉︎ Sun23:07 – 23:45
- 4♀︎ Venus23:45 – 00:23
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:23 – 01:01
- 6☽︎ Moon01:01 – 01:39
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:39 – 02:17
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:17 – 02:55
- 9♂︎ Mars02:55 – 03:33
- 10☉︎ Sun03:33 – 04:11
- 11♀︎ Venus04:11 – 04:49
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:49 – 05:27
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Sunday, 6 July 2025, the Sun rises at 05:26 and sets at 21:50: the day lasts 16h 24m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 22m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:27, lasts 7h 37m: twelve night hours of 38 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:26 to 06:48: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.