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 Tuesday, 12 May 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:48
- Sunset
- 21:13
- Next sunrise
- 05:46
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:48 – 07:05
- 2☉︎ Sun07:05 – 08:22
- 3♀︎ Venus08:22 – 09:39
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:39 – 10:56
- 5☽︎ Moon10:56 – 12:14
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:14 – 13:31
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:31 – 14:48
- 8♂︎ Mars14:48 – 16:05
- 9☉︎ Sun16:05 – 17:22
- 10♀︎ Venus17:22 – 18:39
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:39 – 19:56
- 12☽︎ Moon19:56 – 21:13
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn21:13 – 21:56
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:56 – 22:39
- 3♂︎ Mars22:39 – 23:22
- 4☉︎ Sun23:22 – 00:04
- 5♀︎ Venus00:04 – 00:47
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:47 – 01:30
- 7☽︎ Moon01:30 – 02:13
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:13 – 02:55
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:55 – 03:38
- 10♂︎ Mars03:38 – 04:21
- 11☉︎ Sun04:21 – 05:04
- 12♀︎ Venus05:04 – 05:46
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Tuesday, 12 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:48 and sets at 21:13: the day lasts 15h 25m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:46, lasts 8h 33m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:48 to 07:05: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.