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 Thursday, 14 August 2025: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:18
- Sunset
- 20:57
- Next sunrise
- 06:20
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:18 – 07:32
- 2♂︎ Mars07:32 – 08:45
- 3☉︎ Sun08:45 – 09:58
- 4♀︎ Venus09:58 – 11:11
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:11 – 12:25
- 6☽︎ Moon12:25 – 13:38
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:38 – 14:51
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:51 – 16:04
- 9♂︎ Mars16:04 – 17:18
- 10☉︎ Sun17:18 – 18:31
- 11♀︎ Venus18:31 – 19:44
- 12☿︎ Mercury19:44 – 20:57
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon20:57 – 21:44
- 2♄︎ Saturn21:44 – 22:31
- 3♃︎ Jupiter22:31 – 23:18
- 4♂︎ Mars23:18 – 00:05
- 5☉︎ Sun00:05 – 00:52
- 6♀︎ Venus00:52 – 01:39
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:39 – 02:26
- 8☽︎ Moon02:26 – 03:12
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:12 – 03:59
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:59 – 04:46
- 11♂︎ Mars04:46 – 05:33
- 12☉︎ Sun05:33 – 06:20
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Thursday, 14 August 2025, the Sun rises at 06:18 and sets at 20:57: the day lasts 14h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:20, lasts 9h 23m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:18 to 07:32: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.