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, 1 February 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 09:11
- Sunset
- 18:24
- Next sunrise
- 09:10
A day hour lasts 46 min; a night hour, 1h 14m. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun09:11 – 09:58
- 2♀︎ Venus09:58 – 10:44
- 3☿︎ Mercury10:44 – 11:30
- 4☽︎ Moon11:30 – 12:16
- 5♄︎ Saturn12:16 – 13:02
- 6♃︎ Jupiter13:02 – 13:48
- 7♂︎ Mars13:48 – 14:34
- 8☉︎ Sun14:34 – 15:20
- 9♀︎ Venus15:20 – 16:06
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:06 – 16:52
- 11☽︎ Moon16:52 – 17:38
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:38 – 18:24
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:24 – 19:38
- 2♂︎ Mars19:38 – 20:51
- 3☉︎ Sun20:51 – 22:05
- 4♀︎ Venus22:05 – 23:19
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:19 – 00:33
- 6☽︎ Moon00:33 – 01:47
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:47 – 03:01
- 8♃︎ Jupiter03:01 – 04:15
- 9♂︎ Mars04:15 – 05:28
- 10☉︎ Sun05:28 – 06:42
- 11♀︎ Venus06:42 – 07:56
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:56 – 09:10
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Sunday, 1 February 2026, the Sun rises at 09:11 and sets at 18:24: the day lasts 9h 12m, that is twelve day hours of 46 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:10, lasts 14h 46m: twelve night hours of 1h 14m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 09:11 to 09:58: 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.