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, 27 February 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:23
- Sunset
- 19:11
- Next sunrise
- 08:21
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:23 – 09:17
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:17 – 10:11
- 3☽︎ Moon10:11 – 11:05
- 4♄︎ Saturn11:05 – 11:59
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:59 – 12:53
- 6♂︎ Mars12:53 – 13:47
- 7☉︎ Sun13:47 – 14:41
- 8♀︎ Venus14:41 – 15:35
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:35 – 16:29
- 10☽︎ Moon16:29 – 17:23
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:23 – 18:17
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:17 – 19:11
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:11 – 20:16
- 2☉︎ Sun20:16 – 21:22
- 3♀︎ Venus21:22 – 22:28
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:28 – 23:34
- 5☽︎ Moon23:34 – 00:40
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:40 – 01:46
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:46 – 02:52
- 8♂︎ Mars02:52 – 03:58
- 9☉︎ Sun03:58 – 05:04
- 10♀︎ Venus05:04 – 06:09
- 11☿︎ Mercury06:09 – 07:15
- 12☽︎ Moon07:15 – 08:21
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Friday, 27 February 2026, the Sun rises at 08:23 and sets at 19:11: the day lasts 10h 47m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:21, lasts 13h 11m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:23 to 09:17: 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.