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 Tuesday, 6 January 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 09:37
- Sunset
- 17:42
- Next sunrise
- 09:37
A day hour lasts 40 min; a night hour, 1h 20m. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars09:37 – 10:17
- 2☉︎ Sun10:17 – 10:58
- 3♀︎ Venus10:58 – 11:38
- 4☿︎ Mercury11:38 – 12:19
- 5☽︎ Moon12:19 – 12:59
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:59 – 13:40
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:40 – 14:20
- 8♂︎ Mars14:20 – 15:01
- 9☉︎ Sun15:01 – 15:41
- 10♀︎ Venus15:41 – 16:21
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:21 – 17:02
- 12☽︎ Moon17:02 – 17:42
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:42 – 19:02
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:02 – 20:21
- 3♂︎ Mars20:21 – 21:41
- 4☉︎ Sun21:41 – 23:00
- 5♀︎ Venus23:00 – 00:20
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:20 – 01:40
- 7☽︎ Moon01:40 – 02:59
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:59 – 04:19
- 9♃︎ Jupiter04:19 – 05:38
- 10♂︎ Mars05:38 – 06:58
- 11☉︎ Sun06:58 – 08:17
- 12♀︎ Venus08:17 – 09:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Tuesday, 6 January 2026, the Sun rises at 09:37 and sets at 17:42: the day lasts 8h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 40 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:37, lasts 15h 54m: twelve night hours of 1h 20m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 09:37 to 10:17: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.