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, 8 February 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 09:00
- Sunset
- 18:36
- Next sunrise
- 08:58
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun09:00 – 09:48
- 2♀︎ Venus09:48 – 10:36
- 3☿︎ Mercury10:36 – 11:24
- 4☽︎ Moon11:24 – 12:12
- 5♄︎ Saturn12:12 – 13:00
- 6♃︎ Jupiter13:00 – 13:48
- 7♂︎ Mars13:48 – 14:36
- 8☉︎ Sun14:36 – 15:24
- 9♀︎ Venus15:24 – 16:12
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:12 – 17:00
- 11☽︎ Moon17:00 – 17:48
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:48 – 18:36
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:36 – 19:48
- 2♂︎ Mars19:48 – 21:00
- 3☉︎ Sun21:00 – 22:12
- 4♀︎ Venus22:12 – 23:24
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:24 – 00:36
- 6☽︎ Moon00:36 – 01:47
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:47 – 02:59
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:59 – 04:11
- 9♂︎ Mars04:11 – 05:23
- 10☉︎ Sun05:23 – 06:35
- 11♀︎ Venus06:35 – 07:47
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:47 – 08:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Sunday, 8 February 2026, the Sun rises at 09:00 and sets at 18:36: the day lasts 9h 36m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:58, lasts 14h 22m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 09:00 to 09:48: 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.