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, 19 November 2025: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:58
- Sunset
- 17:40
- Next sunrise
- 08:59
A day hour lasts 44 min; a night hour, 1h 17m. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:58 – 09:41
- 2☽︎ Moon09:41 – 10:25
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:25 – 11:08
- 4♃︎ Jupiter11:08 – 11:52
- 5♂︎ Mars11:52 – 12:35
- 6☉︎ Sun12:35 – 13:19
- 7♀︎ Venus13:19 – 14:02
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:02 – 14:46
- 9☽︎ Moon14:46 – 15:30
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:30 – 16:13
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:13 – 16:57
- 12♂︎ Mars16:57 – 17:40
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:40 – 18:57
- 2♀︎ Venus18:57 – 20:13
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:13 – 21:30
- 4☽︎ Moon21:30 – 22:47
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:47 – 00:03
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:03 – 01:20
- 7♂︎ Mars01:20 – 02:36
- 8☉︎ Sun02:36 – 03:53
- 9♀︎ Venus03:53 – 05:09
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:09 – 06:26
- 11☽︎ Moon06:26 – 07:43
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:43 – 08:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Wednesday, 19 November 2025, the Sun rises at 08:58 and sets at 17:40: the day lasts 8h 43m, that is twelve day hours of 44 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:59, lasts 15h 19m: twelve night hours of 1h 17m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:58 to 09:41: 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.