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 Saturday, 31 January 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 09:13
- Sunset
- 18:22
- Next sunrise
- 09:11
A day hour lasts 46 min; a night hour, 1h 14m. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn09:13 – 09:59
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:59 – 10:44
- 3♂︎ Mars10:44 – 11:30
- 4☉︎ Sun11:30 – 12:16
- 5♀︎ Venus12:16 – 13:02
- 6☿︎ Mercury13:02 – 13:47
- 7☽︎ Moon13:47 – 14:33
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:33 – 15:19
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:19 – 16:05
- 10♂︎ Mars16:05 – 16:50
- 11☉︎ Sun16:50 – 17:36
- 12♀︎ Venus17:36 – 18:22
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:22 – 19:36
- 2☽︎ Moon19:36 – 20:50
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:50 – 22:04
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:04 – 23:18
- 5♂︎ Mars23:18 – 00:33
- 6☉︎ Sun00:33 – 01:47
- 7♀︎ Venus01:47 – 03:01
- 8☿︎ Mercury03:01 – 04:15
- 9☽︎ Moon04:15 – 05:29
- 10♄︎ Saturn05:29 – 06:43
- 11♃︎ Jupiter06:43 – 07:57
- 12♂︎ Mars07:57 – 09:11
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Saturday, 31 January 2026, the Sun rises at 09:13 and sets at 18:22: the day lasts 9h 09m, that is twelve day hours of 46 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:11, lasts 14h 49m: twelve night hours of 1h 14m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 09:13 to 09:59: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.