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, 8 December 2025: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 09:25
- Sunset
- 17:26
- Next sunrise
- 09:26
A day hour lasts 40 min; a night hour, 1h 20m. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon09:25 – 10:05
- 2♄︎ Saturn10:05 – 10:45
- 3♃︎ Jupiter10:45 – 11:25
- 4♂︎ Mars11:25 – 12:05
- 5☉︎ Sun12:05 – 12:45
- 6♀︎ Venus12:45 – 13:26
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:26 – 14:06
- 8☽︎ Moon14:06 – 14:46
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:46 – 15:26
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:26 – 16:06
- 11♂︎ Mars16:06 – 16:46
- 12☉︎ Sun16:46 – 17:26
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus17:26 – 18:46
- 2☿︎ Mercury18:46 – 20:06
- 3☽︎ Moon20:06 – 21:26
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:26 – 22:46
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:46 – 00:06
- 6♂︎ Mars00:06 – 01:26
- 7☉︎ Sun01:26 – 02:46
- 8♀︎ Venus02:46 – 04:06
- 9☿︎ Mercury04:06 – 05:26
- 10☽︎ Moon05:26 – 06:46
- 11♄︎ Saturn06:46 – 08:06
- 12♃︎ Jupiter08:06 – 09:26
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Monday, 8 December 2025, the Sun rises at 09:25 and sets at 17:26: the day lasts 8h 02m, that is twelve day hours of 40 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:26, lasts 16h 00m: twelve night hours of 1h 20m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 09:25 to 10:05: 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.