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 Saturday, 20 December 2025: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 09:35
- Sunset
- 17:28
- Next sunrise
- 09:36
A day hour lasts 39 min; a night hour, 1h 21m. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn09:35 – 10:15
- 2♃︎ Jupiter10:15 – 10:54
- 3♂︎ Mars10:54 – 11:33
- 4☉︎ Sun11:33 – 12:13
- 5♀︎ Venus12:13 – 12:52
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:52 – 13:31
- 7☽︎ Moon13:31 – 14:11
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:11 – 14:50
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:50 – 15:29
- 10♂︎ Mars15:29 – 16:09
- 11☉︎ Sun16:09 – 16:48
- 12♀︎ Venus16:48 – 17:28
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:28 – 18:48
- 2☽︎ Moon18:48 – 20:09
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:09 – 21:30
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:30 – 22:50
- 5♂︎ Mars22:50 – 00:11
- 6☉︎ Sun00:11 – 01:32
- 7♀︎ Venus01:32 – 02:52
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:52 – 04:13
- 9☽︎ Moon04:13 – 05:34
- 10♄︎ Saturn05:34 – 06:54
- 11♃︎ Jupiter06:54 – 08:15
- 12♂︎ Mars08:15 – 09:36
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Saturday, 20 December 2025, the Sun rises at 09:35 and sets at 17:28: the day lasts 7h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 39 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:36, lasts 16h 08m: twelve night hours of 1h 21m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 09:35 to 10:15: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.