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, 25 January 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 09:21
- Sunset
- 18:11
- Next sunrise
- 09:20
A day hour lasts 44 min; a night hour, 1h 16m. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun09:21 – 10:05
- 2♀︎ Venus10:05 – 10:50
- 3☿︎ Mercury10:50 – 11:34
- 4☽︎ Moon11:34 – 12:18
- 5♄︎ Saturn12:18 – 13:02
- 6♃︎ Jupiter13:02 – 13:46
- 7♂︎ Mars13:46 – 14:31
- 8☉︎ Sun14:31 – 15:15
- 9♀︎ Venus15:15 – 15:59
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:59 – 16:43
- 11☽︎ Moon16:43 – 17:27
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:27 – 18:11
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:11 – 19:27
- 2♂︎ Mars19:27 – 20:43
- 3☉︎ Sun20:43 – 21:59
- 4♀︎ Venus21:59 – 23:14
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:14 – 00:30
- 6☽︎ Moon00:30 – 01:46
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:46 – 03:01
- 8♃︎ Jupiter03:01 – 04:17
- 9♂︎ Mars04:17 – 05:33
- 10☉︎ Sun05:33 – 06:49
- 11♀︎ Venus06:49 – 08:04
- 12☿︎ Mercury08:04 – 09:20
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Sunday, 25 January 2026, the Sun rises at 09:21 and sets at 18:11: the day lasts 8h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 44 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:20, lasts 15h 09m: twelve night hours of 1h 16m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 09:21 to 10:05: 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.