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 Saturday, 28 February 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:21
- Sunset
- 19:12
- Next sunrise
- 08:19
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:21 – 09:15
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:15 – 10:10
- 3♂︎ Mars10:10 – 11:04
- 4☉︎ Sun11:04 – 11:58
- 5♀︎ Venus11:58 – 12:52
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:52 – 13:47
- 7☽︎ Moon13:47 – 14:41
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:41 – 15:35
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:35 – 16:30
- 10♂︎ Mars16:30 – 17:24
- 11☉︎ Sun17:24 – 18:18
- 12♀︎ Venus18:18 – 19:12
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:12 – 20:18
- 2☽︎ Moon20:18 – 21:23
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:23 – 22:29
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:29 – 23:35
- 5♂︎ Mars23:35 – 00:40
- 6☉︎ Sun00:40 – 01:46
- 7♀︎ Venus01:46 – 02:51
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:51 – 03:57
- 9☽︎ Moon03:57 – 05:02
- 10♄︎ Saturn05:02 – 06:08
- 11♃︎ Jupiter06:08 – 07:13
- 12♂︎ Mars07:13 – 08:19
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Saturday, 28 February 2026, the Sun rises at 08:21 and sets at 19:12: the day lasts 10h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:19, lasts 13h 07m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:21 to 09:15: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.