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, 6 November 2025: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 08:35
- Sunset
- 17:59
- Next sunrise
- 08:37
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter08:35 – 09:22
- 2♂︎ Mars09:22 – 10:09
- 3☉︎ Sun10:09 – 10:56
- 4♀︎ Venus10:56 – 11:43
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:43 – 12:30
- 6☽︎ Moon12:30 – 13:17
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:17 – 14:04
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:04 – 14:51
- 9♂︎ Mars14:51 – 15:38
- 10☉︎ Sun15:38 – 16:25
- 11♀︎ Venus16:25 – 17:12
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:12 – 17:59
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon17:59 – 19:12
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:12 – 20:25
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:25 – 21:38
- 4♂︎ Mars21:38 – 22:52
- 5☉︎ Sun22:52 – 00:05
- 6♀︎ Venus00:05 – 01:18
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:18 – 02:31
- 8☽︎ Moon02:31 – 03:44
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:44 – 04:58
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:58 – 06:11
- 11♂︎ Mars06:11 – 07:24
- 12☉︎ Sun07:24 – 08:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Thursday, 6 November 2025, the Sun rises at 08:35 and sets at 17:59: the day lasts 9h 23m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:37, lasts 14h 38m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 08:35 to 09:22: 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.