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, 20 January 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 09:27
- Sunset
- 18:03
- Next sunrise
- 09:26
A day hour lasts 43 min; a night hour, 1h 17m. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars09:27 – 10:10
- 2☉︎ Sun10:10 – 10:53
- 3♀︎ Venus10:53 – 11:36
- 4☿︎ Mercury11:36 – 12:19
- 5☽︎ Moon12:19 – 13:02
- 6♄︎ Saturn13:02 – 13:45
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:45 – 14:28
- 8♂︎ Mars14:28 – 15:11
- 9☉︎ Sun15:11 – 15:54
- 10♀︎ Venus15:54 – 16:37
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:37 – 17:20
- 12☽︎ Moon17:20 – 18:03
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:03 – 19:20
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:20 – 20:37
- 3♂︎ Mars20:37 – 21:54
- 4☉︎ Sun21:54 – 23:11
- 5♀︎ Venus23:11 – 00:28
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:28 – 01:44
- 7☽︎ Moon01:44 – 03:01
- 8♄︎ Saturn03:01 – 04:18
- 9♃︎ Jupiter04:18 – 05:35
- 10♂︎ Mars05:35 – 06:52
- 11☉︎ Sun06:52 – 08:09
- 12♀︎ Venus08:09 – 09:26
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Tuesday, 20 January 2026, the Sun rises at 09:27 and sets at 18:03: the day lasts 8h 36m, that is twelve day hours of 43 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:26, lasts 15h 23m: twelve night hours of 1h 17m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 09:27 to 10:10: 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.