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 Friday, 30 January 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 09:14
- Sunset
- 18:20
- Next sunrise
- 09:13
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 14m. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus09:14 – 10:00
- 2☿︎ Mercury10:00 – 10:45
- 3☽︎ Moon10:45 – 11:31
- 4♄︎ Saturn11:31 – 12:16
- 5♃︎ Jupiter12:16 – 13:02
- 6♂︎ Mars13:02 – 13:47
- 7☉︎ Sun13:47 – 14:33
- 8♀︎ Venus14:33 – 15:18
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:18 – 16:04
- 10☽︎ Moon16:04 – 16:49
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:49 – 17:35
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:35 – 18:20
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:20 – 19:35
- 2☉︎ Sun19:35 – 20:49
- 3♀︎ Venus20:49 – 22:03
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:03 – 23:18
- 5☽︎ Moon23:18 – 00:32
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:32 – 01:47
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:47 – 03:01
- 8♂︎ Mars03:01 – 04:15
- 9☉︎ Sun04:15 – 05:30
- 10♀︎ Venus05:30 – 06:44
- 11☿︎ Mercury06:44 – 07:59
- 12☽︎ Moon07:59 – 09:13
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Friday, 30 January 2026, the Sun rises at 09:14 and sets at 18:20: the day lasts 9h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:13, lasts 14h 53m: twelve night hours of 1h 14m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 09:14 to 10:00: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.