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 Sunday, 11 January 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 09:35
- Sunset
- 17:49
- Next sunrise
- 09:34
A day hour lasts 41 min; a night hour, 1h 19m. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun09:35 – 10:16
- 2♀︎ Venus10:16 – 10:57
- 3☿︎ Mercury10:57 – 11:38
- 4☽︎ Moon11:38 – 12:19
- 5♄︎ Saturn12:19 – 13:01
- 6♃︎ Jupiter13:01 – 13:42
- 7♂︎ Mars13:42 – 14:23
- 8☉︎ Sun14:23 – 15:04
- 9♀︎ Venus15:04 – 15:45
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:45 – 16:27
- 11☽︎ Moon16:27 – 17:08
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:08 – 17:49
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:49 – 19:08
- 2♂︎ Mars19:08 – 20:27
- 3☉︎ Sun20:27 – 21:45
- 4♀︎ Venus21:45 – 23:04
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:04 – 00:23
- 6☽︎ Moon00:23 – 01:41
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:41 – 03:00
- 8♃︎ Jupiter03:00 – 04:19
- 9♂︎ Mars04:19 – 05:38
- 10☉︎ Sun05:38 – 06:56
- 11♀︎ Venus06:56 – 08:15
- 12☿︎ Mercury08:15 – 09:34
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Sunday, 11 January 2026, the Sun rises at 09:35 and sets at 17:49: the day lasts 8h 14m, that is twelve day hours of 41 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:34, lasts 15h 45m: twelve night hours of 1h 19m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 09:35 to 10:16: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.