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, 13 November 2025: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 08:48
- Sunset
- 17:48
- Next sunrise
- 08:49
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 15m. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter08:48 – 09:33
- 2♂︎ Mars09:33 – 10:18
- 3☉︎ Sun10:18 – 11:03
- 4♀︎ Venus11:03 – 11:48
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:48 – 12:33
- 6☽︎ Moon12:33 – 13:18
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:18 – 14:03
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:03 – 14:48
- 9♂︎ Mars14:48 – 15:33
- 10☉︎ Sun15:33 – 16:18
- 11♀︎ Venus16:18 – 17:03
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:03 – 17:48
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon17:48 – 19:03
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:03 – 20:18
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:18 – 21:33
- 4♂︎ Mars21:33 – 22:48
- 5☉︎ Sun22:48 – 00:04
- 6♀︎ Venus00:04 – 01:19
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:19 – 02:34
- 8☽︎ Moon02:34 – 03:49
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:49 – 05:04
- 10♃︎ Jupiter05:04 – 06:19
- 11♂︎ Mars06:19 – 07:34
- 12☉︎ Sun07:34 – 08:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Thursday, 13 November 2025, the Sun rises at 08:48 and sets at 17:48: the day lasts 9h 01m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:49, lasts 15h 01m: twelve night hours of 1h 15m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 08:48 to 09:33: 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.