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 Wednesday, 4 February 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 09:07
- Sunset
- 18:29
- Next sunrise
- 09:05
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury09:07 – 09:54
- 2☽︎ Moon09:54 – 10:41
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:41 – 11:27
- 4♃︎ Jupiter11:27 – 12:14
- 5♂︎ Mars12:14 – 13:01
- 6☉︎ Sun13:01 – 13:48
- 7♀︎ Venus13:48 – 14:35
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:35 – 15:22
- 9☽︎ Moon15:22 – 16:09
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:09 – 16:55
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:55 – 17:42
- 12♂︎ Mars17:42 – 18:29
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:29 – 19:42
- 2♀︎ Venus19:42 – 20:55
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:55 – 22:08
- 4☽︎ Moon22:08 – 23:21
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:21 – 00:34
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:34 – 01:47
- 7♂︎ Mars01:47 – 03:00
- 8☉︎ Sun03:00 – 04:13
- 9♀︎ Venus04:13 – 05:26
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:26 – 06:39
- 11☽︎ Moon06:39 – 07:52
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:52 – 09:05
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Wednesday, 4 February 2026, the Sun rises at 09:07 and sets at 18:29: the day lasts 9h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:05, lasts 14h 36m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 09:07 to 09:54: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.