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, 12 November 2025: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:46
- Sunset
- 17:49
- Next sunrise
- 08:48
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 15m. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:46 – 09:31
- 2☽︎ Moon09:31 – 10:16
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:16 – 11:02
- 4♃︎ Jupiter11:02 – 11:47
- 5♂︎ Mars11:47 – 12:32
- 6☉︎ Sun12:32 – 13:18
- 7♀︎ Venus13:18 – 14:03
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:03 – 14:48
- 9☽︎ Moon14:48 – 15:34
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:34 – 16:19
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:19 – 17:04
- 12♂︎ Mars17:04 – 17:49
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:49 – 19:04
- 2♀︎ Venus19:04 – 20:19
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:19 – 21:34
- 4☽︎ Moon21:34 – 22:49
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:49 – 00:04
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:04 – 01:18
- 7♂︎ Mars01:18 – 02:33
- 8☉︎ Sun02:33 – 03:48
- 9♀︎ Venus03:48 – 05:03
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:03 – 06:18
- 11☽︎ Moon06:18 – 07:33
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:33 – 08:48
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Wednesday, 12 November 2025, the Sun rises at 08:46 and sets at 17:49: the day lasts 9h 04m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:48, lasts 14h 58m: twelve night hours of 1h 15m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:46 to 09:31: 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.