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, 18 January 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 09:29
- Sunset
- 18:00
- Next sunrise
- 09:28
A day hour lasts 43 min; a night hour, 1h 17m. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun09:29 – 10:12
- 2♀︎ Venus10:12 – 10:54
- 3☿︎ Mercury10:54 – 11:37
- 4☽︎ Moon11:37 – 12:19
- 5♄︎ Saturn12:19 – 13:02
- 6♃︎ Jupiter13:02 – 13:44
- 7♂︎ Mars13:44 – 14:27
- 8☉︎ Sun14:27 – 15:09
- 9♀︎ Venus15:09 – 15:52
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:52 – 16:35
- 11☽︎ Moon16:35 – 17:17
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:17 – 18:00
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:00 – 19:17
- 2♂︎ Mars19:17 – 20:34
- 3☉︎ Sun20:34 – 21:52
- 4♀︎ Venus21:52 – 23:09
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:09 – 00:27
- 6☽︎ Moon00:27 – 01:44
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:44 – 03:01
- 8♃︎ Jupiter03:01 – 04:19
- 9♂︎ Mars04:19 – 05:36
- 10☉︎ Sun05:36 – 06:53
- 11♀︎ Venus06:53 – 08:11
- 12☿︎ Mercury08:11 – 09:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Sunday, 18 January 2026, the Sun rises at 09:29 and sets at 18:00: the day lasts 8h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 43 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:28, lasts 15h 28m: twelve night hours of 1h 17m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 09:29 to 10:12: 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.