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, 11 February 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:55
- Sunset
- 18:42
- Next sunrise
- 08:53
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:55 – 09:44
- 2☽︎ Moon09:44 – 10:33
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:33 – 11:22
- 4♃︎ Jupiter11:22 – 12:11
- 5♂︎ Mars12:11 – 12:59
- 6☉︎ Sun12:59 – 13:48
- 7♀︎ Venus13:48 – 14:37
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:37 – 15:26
- 9☽︎ Moon15:26 – 16:15
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:15 – 17:04
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:04 – 17:53
- 12♂︎ Mars17:53 – 18:42
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:42 – 19:53
- 2♀︎ Venus19:53 – 21:04
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:04 – 22:15
- 4☽︎ Moon22:15 – 23:26
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:26 – 00:37
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:37 – 01:47
- 7♂︎ Mars01:47 – 02:58
- 8☉︎ Sun02:58 – 04:09
- 9♀︎ Venus04:09 – 05:20
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:20 – 06:31
- 11☽︎ Moon06:31 – 07:42
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:42 – 08:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Wednesday, 11 February 2026, the Sun rises at 08:55 and sets at 18:42: the day lasts 9h 47m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:53, lasts 14h 11m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:55 to 09:44: 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.