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 Thursday, 22 January 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 09:25
- Sunset
- 18:06
- Next sunrise
- 09:24
A day hour lasts 43 min; a night hour, 1h 16m. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter09:25 – 10:08
- 2♂︎ Mars10:08 – 10:52
- 3☉︎ Sun10:52 – 11:35
- 4♀︎ Venus11:35 – 12:19
- 5☿︎ Mercury12:19 – 13:02
- 6☽︎ Moon13:02 – 13:46
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:46 – 14:29
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:29 – 15:12
- 9♂︎ Mars15:12 – 15:56
- 10☉︎ Sun15:56 – 16:39
- 11♀︎ Venus16:39 – 17:23
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:23 – 18:06
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon18:06 – 19:23
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:23 – 20:39
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:39 – 21:56
- 4♂︎ Mars21:56 – 23:12
- 5☉︎ Sun23:12 – 00:29
- 6♀︎ Venus00:29 – 01:45
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:45 – 03:01
- 8☽︎ Moon03:01 – 04:18
- 9♄︎ Saturn04:18 – 05:34
- 10♃︎ Jupiter05:34 – 06:51
- 11♂︎ Mars06:51 – 08:07
- 12☉︎ Sun08:07 – 09:24
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Thursday, 22 January 2026, the Sun rises at 09:25 and sets at 18:06: the day lasts 8h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 43 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:24, lasts 15h 17m: twelve night hours of 1h 16m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 09:25 to 10:08: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.