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 Wednesday, 8 October 2025: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:46
- Sunset
- 18:56
- Next sunrise
- 07:47
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:46 – 08:42
- 2☽︎ Moon08:42 – 09:37
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:37 – 10:33
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:33 – 11:29
- 5♂︎ Mars11:29 – 12:25
- 6☉︎ Sun12:25 – 13:21
- 7♀︎ Venus13:21 – 14:17
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:17 – 15:13
- 9☽︎ Moon15:13 – 16:08
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:08 – 17:04
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:04 – 18:00
- 12♂︎ Mars18:00 – 18:56
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:56 – 20:00
- 2♀︎ Venus20:00 – 21:05
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:05 – 22:09
- 4☽︎ Moon22:09 – 23:13
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:13 – 00:17
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:17 – 01:22
- 7♂︎ Mars01:22 – 02:26
- 8☉︎ Sun02:26 – 03:30
- 9♀︎ Venus03:30 – 04:35
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:35 – 05:39
- 11☽︎ Moon05:39 – 06:43
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:43 – 07:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Wednesday, 8 October 2025, the Sun rises at 07:46 and sets at 18:56: the day lasts 11h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:47, lasts 12h 51m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:46 to 08:42: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.