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, 21 March 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:35
- Sunset
- 19:48
- Next sunrise
- 07:32
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:35 – 08:36
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:36 – 09:37
- 3♂︎ Mars09:37 – 10:38
- 4☉︎ Sun10:38 – 11:39
- 5♀︎ Venus11:39 – 12:40
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:40 – 13:41
- 7☽︎ Moon13:41 – 14:43
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:43 – 15:44
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:44 – 16:45
- 10♂︎ Mars16:45 – 17:46
- 11☉︎ Sun17:46 – 18:47
- 12♀︎ Venus18:47 – 19:48
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:48 – 20:47
- 2☽︎ Moon20:47 – 21:46
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:46 – 22:44
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:44 – 23:43
- 5♂︎ Mars23:43 – 00:42
- 6☉︎ Sun00:42 – 01:40
- 7♀︎ Venus01:40 – 02:39
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:39 – 03:38
- 9☽︎ Moon03:38 – 04:36
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:36 – 05:35
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:35 – 06:34
- 12♂︎ Mars06:34 – 07:32
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Saturday, 21 March 2026, the Sun rises at 07:35 and sets at 19:48: the day lasts 12h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:32, lasts 11h 44m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:35 to 08:36: 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.