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, 6 February 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 09:04
- Sunset
- 18:33
- Next sunrise
- 09:02
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus09:04 – 09:51
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:51 – 10:38
- 3☽︎ Moon10:38 – 11:26
- 4♄︎ Saturn11:26 – 12:13
- 5♃︎ Jupiter12:13 – 13:01
- 6♂︎ Mars13:01 – 13:48
- 7☉︎ Sun13:48 – 14:36
- 8♀︎ Venus14:36 – 15:23
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:23 – 16:10
- 10☽︎ Moon16:10 – 16:58
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:58 – 17:45
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:45 – 18:33
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:33 – 19:45
- 2☉︎ Sun19:45 – 20:58
- 3♀︎ Venus20:58 – 22:10
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:10 – 23:22
- 5☽︎ Moon23:22 – 00:35
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:35 – 01:47
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:47 – 03:00
- 8♂︎ Mars03:00 – 04:12
- 9☉︎ Sun04:12 – 05:25
- 10♀︎ Venus05:25 – 06:37
- 11☿︎ Mercury06:37 – 07:49
- 12☽︎ Moon07:49 – 09:02
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Friday, 6 February 2026, the Sun rises at 09:04 and sets at 18:33: the day lasts 9h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:02, lasts 14h 29m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 09:04 to 09:51: 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.