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, 27 January 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 09:19
- Sunset
- 18:15
- Next sunrise
- 09:17
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 15m. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars09:19 – 10:03
- 2☉︎ Sun10:03 – 10:48
- 3♀︎ Venus10:48 – 11:33
- 4☿︎ Mercury11:33 – 12:17
- 5☽︎ Moon12:17 – 13:02
- 6♄︎ Saturn13:02 – 13:47
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:47 – 14:31
- 8♂︎ Mars14:31 – 15:16
- 9☉︎ Sun15:16 – 16:01
- 10♀︎ Venus16:01 – 16:46
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:46 – 17:30
- 12☽︎ Moon17:30 – 18:15
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:15 – 19:30
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:30 – 20:45
- 3♂︎ Mars20:45 – 22:01
- 4☉︎ Sun22:01 – 23:16
- 5♀︎ Venus23:16 – 00:31
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:31 – 01:46
- 7☽︎ Moon01:46 – 03:01
- 8♄︎ Saturn03:01 – 04:16
- 9♃︎ Jupiter04:16 – 05:32
- 10♂︎ Mars05:32 – 06:47
- 11☉︎ Sun06:47 – 08:02
- 12♀︎ Venus08:02 – 09:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Tuesday, 27 January 2026, the Sun rises at 09:19 and sets at 18:15: the day lasts 8h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:17, lasts 15h 02m: twelve night hours of 1h 15m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 09:19 to 10:03: 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.