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, 12 July 2025: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:32
- Sunset
- 21:46
- Next sunrise
- 05:33
A day hour lasts 1h 21m; a night hour, 39 min. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:32 – 06:53
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:53 – 08:14
- 3♂︎ Mars08:14 – 09:36
- 4☉︎ Sun09:36 – 10:57
- 5♀︎ Venus10:57 – 12:18
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:18 – 13:39
- 7☽︎ Moon13:39 – 15:00
- 8♄︎ Saturn15:00 – 16:21
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:21 – 17:43
- 10♂︎ Mars17:43 – 19:04
- 11☉︎ Sun19:04 – 20:25
- 12♀︎ Venus20:25 – 21:46
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury21:46 – 22:25
- 2☽︎ Moon22:25 – 23:04
- 3♄︎ Saturn23:04 – 23:43
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:43 – 00:22
- 5♂︎ Mars00:22 – 01:01
- 6☉︎ Sun01:01 – 01:40
- 7♀︎ Venus01:40 – 02:19
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:19 – 02:58
- 9☽︎ Moon02:58 – 03:36
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:36 – 04:15
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:15 – 04:54
- 12♂︎ Mars04:54 – 05:33
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Saturday, 12 July 2025, the Sun rises at 05:32 and sets at 21:46: the day lasts 16h 14m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 21m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:33, lasts 7h 47m: twelve night hours of 39 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:32 to 06:53: 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.
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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.