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 Tuesday, 4 November 2025: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 08:32
- Sunset
- 18:02
- Next sunrise
- 08:34
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars08:32 – 09:19
- 2☉︎ Sun09:19 – 10:07
- 3♀︎ Venus10:07 – 10:54
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:54 – 11:42
- 5☽︎ Moon11:42 – 12:29
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:29 – 13:17
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:17 – 14:05
- 8♂︎ Mars14:05 – 14:52
- 9☉︎ Sun14:52 – 15:40
- 10♀︎ Venus15:40 – 16:27
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:27 – 17:15
- 12☽︎ Moon17:15 – 18:02
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:02 – 19:15
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:15 – 20:27
- 3♂︎ Mars20:27 – 21:40
- 4☉︎ Sun21:40 – 22:53
- 5♀︎ Venus22:53 – 00:05
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:05 – 01:18
- 7☽︎ Moon01:18 – 02:31
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:31 – 03:43
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:43 – 04:56
- 10♂︎ Mars04:56 – 06:08
- 11☉︎ Sun06:08 – 07:21
- 12♀︎ Venus07:21 – 08:34
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Tuesday, 4 November 2025, the Sun rises at 08:32 and sets at 18:02: the day lasts 9h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:34, lasts 14h 32m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 08:32 to 09:19: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.