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, 20 February 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:38
- Sunset
- 18:58
- Next sunrise
- 08:36
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:38 – 09:29
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:29 – 10:21
- 3☽︎ Moon10:21 – 11:13
- 4♄︎ Saturn11:13 – 12:04
- 5♃︎ Jupiter12:04 – 12:56
- 6♂︎ Mars12:56 – 13:48
- 7☉︎ Sun13:48 – 14:40
- 8♀︎ Venus14:40 – 15:31
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:31 – 16:23
- 10☽︎ Moon16:23 – 17:15
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:15 – 18:06
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:06 – 18:58
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:58 – 20:06
- 2☉︎ Sun20:06 – 21:14
- 3♀︎ Venus21:14 – 22:23
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:23 – 23:31
- 5☽︎ Moon23:31 – 00:39
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:39 – 01:47
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:47 – 02:55
- 8♂︎ Mars02:55 – 04:03
- 9☉︎ Sun04:03 – 05:11
- 10♀︎ Venus05:11 – 06:19
- 11☿︎ Mercury06:19 – 07:28
- 12☽︎ Moon07:28 – 08:36
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Friday, 20 February 2026, the Sun rises at 08:38 and sets at 18:58: the day lasts 10h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:36, lasts 13h 38m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:38 to 09:29: 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.