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 Friday, 22 August 2025: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:31
- Sunset
- 20:41
- Next sunrise
- 06:33
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:31 – 07:42
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:42 – 08:53
- 3☽︎ Moon08:53 – 10:04
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:04 – 11:14
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:14 – 12:25
- 6♂︎ Mars12:25 – 13:36
- 7☉︎ Sun13:36 – 14:47
- 8♀︎ Venus14:47 – 15:58
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:58 – 17:09
- 10☽︎ Moon17:09 – 18:19
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:19 – 19:30
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:30 – 20:41
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:41 – 21:30
- 2☉︎ Sun21:30 – 22:20
- 3♀︎ Venus22:20 – 23:09
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:09 – 23:58
- 5☽︎ Moon23:58 – 00:48
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:48 – 01:37
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:37 – 02:26
- 8♂︎ Mars02:26 – 03:15
- 9☉︎ Sun03:15 – 04:05
- 10♀︎ Venus04:05 – 04:54
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:54 – 05:43
- 12☽︎ Moon05:43 – 06:33
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Friday, 22 August 2025, the Sun rises at 06:31 and sets at 20:41: the day lasts 14h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:33, lasts 9h 51m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:31 to 07:42: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.