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, 2 May 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:05
- Sunset
- 20:58
- Next sunrise
- 06:03
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:05 – 07:19
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:19 – 08:34
- 3♂︎ Mars08:34 – 09:48
- 4☉︎ Sun09:48 – 11:03
- 5♀︎ Venus11:03 – 12:17
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:17 – 13:31
- 7☽︎ Moon13:31 – 14:46
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:46 – 16:00
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:00 – 17:14
- 10♂︎ Mars17:14 – 18:29
- 11☉︎ Sun18:29 – 19:43
- 12♀︎ Venus19:43 – 20:58
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:58 – 21:43
- 2☽︎ Moon21:43 – 22:29
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:29 – 23:14
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:14 – 23:59
- 5♂︎ Mars23:59 – 00:45
- 6☉︎ Sun00:45 – 01:30
- 7♀︎ Venus01:30 – 02:16
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:16 – 03:01
- 9☽︎ Moon03:01 – 03:47
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:47 – 04:32
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:32 – 05:18
- 12♂︎ Mars05:18 – 06:03
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Saturday, 2 May 2026, the Sun rises at 06:05 and sets at 20:58: the day lasts 14h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:03, lasts 9h 06m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:05 to 07:19: 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.