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, 12 September 2025: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:04
- Sunset
- 19:55
- Next sunrise
- 07:06
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:04 – 08:08
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:08 – 09:13
- 3☽︎ Moon09:13 – 10:17
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:17 – 11:21
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:21 – 12:25
- 6♂︎ Mars12:25 – 13:29
- 7☉︎ Sun13:29 – 14:34
- 8♀︎ Venus14:34 – 15:38
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:38 – 16:42
- 10☽︎ Moon16:42 – 17:46
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:46 – 18:51
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:51 – 19:55
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:55 – 20:51
- 2☉︎ Sun20:51 – 21:47
- 3♀︎ Venus21:47 – 22:43
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:43 – 23:38
- 5☽︎ Moon23:38 – 00:34
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:34 – 01:30
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:30 – 02:26
- 8♂︎ Mars02:26 – 03:22
- 9☉︎ Sun03:22 – 04:18
- 10♀︎ Venus04:18 – 05:14
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:14 – 06:10
- 12☽︎ Moon06:10 – 07:06
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Friday, 12 September 2025, the Sun rises at 07:04 and sets at 19:55: the day lasts 12h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:06, lasts 11h 11m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:04 to 08:08: 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.