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, 9 April 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:52
- Sunset
- 20:20
- Next sunrise
- 06:50
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:52 – 07:59
- 2♂︎ Mars07:59 – 09:07
- 3☉︎ Sun09:07 – 10:14
- 4♀︎ Venus10:14 – 11:21
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:21 – 12:29
- 6☽︎ Moon12:29 – 13:36
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:36 – 14:43
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:43 – 15:51
- 9♂︎ Mars15:51 – 16:58
- 10☉︎ Sun16:58 – 18:05
- 11♀︎ Venus18:05 – 19:12
- 12☿︎ Mercury19:12 – 20:20
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon20:20 – 21:12
- 2♄︎ Saturn21:12 – 22:05
- 3♃︎ Jupiter22:05 – 22:57
- 4♂︎ Mars22:57 – 23:50
- 5☉︎ Sun23:50 – 00:42
- 6♀︎ Venus00:42 – 01:35
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:35 – 02:27
- 8☽︎ Moon02:27 – 03:20
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:20 – 04:12
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:12 – 05:05
- 11♂︎ Mars05:05 – 05:57
- 12☉︎ Sun05:57 – 06:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Thursday, 9 April 2026, the Sun rises at 06:52 and sets at 20:20: the day lasts 13h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:50, lasts 10h 30m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:52 to 07:59: 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.