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, 4 April 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:03
- Sunset
- 20:12
- Next sunrise
- 07:01
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:03 – 08:09
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:09 – 09:15
- 3♂︎ Mars09:15 – 10:20
- 4☉︎ Sun10:20 – 11:26
- 5♀︎ Venus11:26 – 12:32
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:32 – 13:37
- 7☽︎ Moon13:37 – 14:43
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:43 – 15:49
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:49 – 16:54
- 10♂︎ Mars16:54 – 18:00
- 11☉︎ Sun18:00 – 19:06
- 12♀︎ Venus19:06 – 20:12
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:12 – 21:06
- 2☽︎ Moon21:06 – 22:00
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:00 – 22:54
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:54 – 23:48
- 5♂︎ Mars23:48 – 00:42
- 6☉︎ Sun00:42 – 01:36
- 7♀︎ Venus01:36 – 02:30
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:30 – 03:24
- 9☽︎ Moon03:24 – 04:19
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:19 – 05:13
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:13 – 06:07
- 12♂︎ Mars06:07 – 07:01
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Saturday, 4 April 2026, the Sun rises at 07:03 and sets at 20:12: the day lasts 13h 08m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:01, lasts 10h 49m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:03 to 08:09: 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.