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 Sunday, 30 November 2025: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 09:15
- Sunset
- 17:30
- Next sunrise
- 09:16
A day hour lasts 41 min; a night hour, 1h 19m. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun09:15 – 09:56
- 2♀︎ Venus09:56 – 10:37
- 3☿︎ Mercury10:37 – 11:18
- 4☽︎ Moon11:18 – 12:00
- 5♄︎ Saturn12:00 – 12:41
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:41 – 13:22
- 7♂︎ Mars13:22 – 14:04
- 8☉︎ Sun14:04 – 14:45
- 9♀︎ Venus14:45 – 15:26
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:26 – 16:07
- 11☽︎ Moon16:07 – 16:49
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:49 – 17:30
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:30 – 18:49
- 2♂︎ Mars18:49 – 20:08
- 3☉︎ Sun20:08 – 21:26
- 4♀︎ Venus21:26 – 22:45
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:45 – 00:04
- 6☽︎ Moon00:04 – 01:23
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:23 – 02:42
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:42 – 04:01
- 9♂︎ Mars04:01 – 05:19
- 10☉︎ Sun05:19 – 06:38
- 11♀︎ Venus06:38 – 07:57
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:57 – 09:16
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Sunday, 30 November 2025, the Sun rises at 09:15 and sets at 17:30: the day lasts 8h 15m, that is twelve day hours of 41 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:16, lasts 15h 46m: twelve night hours of 1h 19m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 09:15 to 09:56: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.