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, 1 March 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:19
- Sunset
- 19:14
- Next sunrise
- 08:17
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:19 – 09:14
- 2♀︎ Venus09:14 – 10:08
- 3☿︎ Mercury10:08 – 11:03
- 4☽︎ Moon11:03 – 11:57
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:57 – 12:52
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:52 – 13:47
- 7♂︎ Mars13:47 – 14:41
- 8☉︎ Sun14:41 – 15:36
- 9♀︎ Venus15:36 – 16:30
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:30 – 17:25
- 11☽︎ Moon17:25 – 18:19
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:19 – 19:14
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:14 – 20:19
- 2♂︎ Mars20:19 – 21:25
- 3☉︎ Sun21:25 – 22:30
- 4♀︎ Venus22:30 – 23:35
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:35 – 00:40
- 6☽︎ Moon00:40 – 01:45
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:45 – 02:51
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:51 – 03:56
- 9♂︎ Mars03:56 – 05:01
- 10☉︎ Sun05:01 – 06:06
- 11♀︎ Venus06:06 – 07:12
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:12 – 08:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Sunday, 1 March 2026, the Sun rises at 08:19 and sets at 19:14: the day lasts 10h 55m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:17, lasts 13h 03m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:19 to 09:14: 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.