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 Thursday, 2 April 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 07:08
- Sunset
- 20:08
- Next sunrise
- 07:05
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter07:08 – 08:13
- 2♂︎ Mars08:13 – 09:18
- 3☉︎ Sun09:18 – 10:23
- 4♀︎ Venus10:23 – 11:28
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:28 – 12:33
- 6☽︎ Moon12:33 – 13:38
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:38 – 14:43
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:43 – 15:48
- 9♂︎ Mars15:48 – 16:53
- 10☉︎ Sun16:53 – 17:58
- 11♀︎ Venus17:58 – 19:03
- 12☿︎ Mercury19:03 – 20:08
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon20:08 – 21:03
- 2♄︎ Saturn21:03 – 21:58
- 3♃︎ Jupiter21:58 – 22:52
- 4♂︎ Mars22:52 – 23:47
- 5☉︎ Sun23:47 – 00:42
- 6♀︎ Venus00:42 – 01:37
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:37 – 02:32
- 8☽︎ Moon02:32 – 03:26
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:26 – 04:21
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:21 – 05:16
- 11♂︎ Mars05:16 – 06:11
- 12☉︎ Sun06:11 – 07:05
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Thursday, 2 April 2026, the Sun rises at 07:08 and sets at 20:08: the day lasts 13h 01m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:05, lasts 10h 57m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 07:08 to 08:13: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.