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 Friday, 9 January 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 09:36
- Sunset
- 17:46
- Next sunrise
- 09:35
A day hour lasts 41 min; a night hour, 1h 19m. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus09:36 – 10:17
- 2☿︎ Mercury10:17 – 10:57
- 3☽︎ Moon10:57 – 11:38
- 4♄︎ Saturn11:38 – 12:19
- 5♃︎ Jupiter12:19 – 13:00
- 6♂︎ Mars13:00 – 13:41
- 7☉︎ Sun13:41 – 14:22
- 8♀︎ Venus14:22 – 15:03
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:03 – 15:44
- 10☽︎ Moon15:44 – 16:25
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:25 – 17:05
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:05 – 17:46
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:46 – 19:05
- 2☉︎ Sun19:05 – 20:24
- 3♀︎ Venus20:24 – 21:43
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:43 – 23:03
- 5☽︎ Moon23:03 – 00:22
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:22 – 01:41
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:41 – 03:00
- 8♂︎ Mars03:00 – 04:19
- 9☉︎ Sun04:19 – 05:38
- 10♀︎ Venus05:38 – 06:57
- 11☿︎ Mercury06:57 – 08:16
- 12☽︎ Moon08:16 – 09:35
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Friday, 9 January 2026, the Sun rises at 09:36 and sets at 17:46: the day lasts 8h 11m, that is twelve day hours of 41 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:35, lasts 15h 49m: twelve night hours of 1h 19m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 09:36 to 10:17: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.