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 Monday, 1 December 2025: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 09:16
- Sunset
- 17:29
- Next sunrise
- 09:17
A day hour lasts 41 min; a night hour, 1h 19m. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon09:16 – 09:57
- 2♄︎ Saturn09:57 – 10:38
- 3♃︎ Jupiter10:38 – 11:19
- 4♂︎ Mars11:19 – 12:00
- 5☉︎ Sun12:00 – 12:42
- 6♀︎ Venus12:42 – 13:23
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:23 – 14:04
- 8☽︎ Moon14:04 – 14:45
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:45 – 15:26
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:26 – 16:07
- 11♂︎ Mars16:07 – 16:48
- 12☉︎ Sun16:48 – 17:29
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus17:29 – 18:48
- 2☿︎ Mercury18:48 – 20:07
- 3☽︎ Moon20:07 – 21:26
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:26 – 22:45
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:45 – 00:04
- 6♂︎ Mars00:04 – 01:23
- 7☉︎ Sun01:23 – 02:42
- 8♀︎ Venus02:42 – 04:01
- 9☿︎ Mercury04:01 – 05:20
- 10☽︎ Moon05:20 – 06:39
- 11♄︎ Saturn06:39 – 07:58
- 12♃︎ Jupiter07:58 – 09:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Monday, 1 December 2025, the Sun rises at 09:16 and sets at 17:29: the day lasts 8h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 41 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:17, lasts 15h 48m: twelve night hours of 1h 19m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 09:16 to 09:57: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.