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 Monday, 16 March 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 07:46
- Sunset
- 19:40
- Next sunrise
- 07:44
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon07:46 – 08:46
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:46 – 09:45
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:45 – 10:44
- 4♂︎ Mars10:44 – 11:44
- 5☉︎ Sun11:44 – 12:43
- 6♀︎ Venus12:43 – 13:43
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:43 – 14:42
- 8☽︎ Moon14:42 – 15:42
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:42 – 16:41
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:41 – 17:41
- 11♂︎ Mars17:41 – 18:40
- 12☉︎ Sun18:40 – 19:40
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus19:40 – 20:40
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:40 – 21:40
- 3☽︎ Moon21:40 – 22:41
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:41 – 23:41
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:41 – 00:41
- 6♂︎ Mars00:41 – 01:42
- 7☉︎ Sun01:42 – 02:42
- 8♀︎ Venus02:42 – 03:42
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:42 – 04:43
- 10☽︎ Moon04:43 – 05:43
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:43 – 06:43
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:43 – 07:44
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Monday, 16 March 2026, the Sun rises at 07:46 and sets at 19:40: the day lasts 11h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:44, lasts 12h 04m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 07:46 to 08:46: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.