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 Monday, 18 May 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 05:39
- Sunset
- 21:22
- Next sunrise
- 05:38
A day hour lasts 1h 19m; a night hour, 41 min. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon05:39 – 06:58
- 2♄︎ Saturn06:58 – 08:16
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:16 – 09:35
- 4♂︎ Mars09:35 – 10:53
- 5☉︎ Sun10:53 – 12:12
- 6♀︎ Venus12:12 – 13:31
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:31 – 14:49
- 8☽︎ Moon14:49 – 16:08
- 9♄︎ Saturn16:08 – 17:26
- 10♃︎ Jupiter17:26 – 18:45
- 11♂︎ Mars18:45 – 20:04
- 12☉︎ Sun20:04 – 21:22
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus21:22 – 22:04
- 2☿︎ Mercury22:04 – 22:45
- 3☽︎ Moon22:45 – 23:26
- 4♄︎ Saturn23:26 – 00:07
- 5♃︎ Jupiter00:07 – 00:49
- 6♂︎ Mars00:49 – 01:30
- 7☉︎ Sun01:30 – 02:11
- 8♀︎ Venus02:11 – 02:53
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:53 – 03:34
- 10☽︎ Moon03:34 – 04:15
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:15 – 04:56
- 12♃︎ Jupiter04:56 – 05:38
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Monday, 18 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:39 and sets at 21:22: the day lasts 15h 43m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 19m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:38, lasts 8h 15m: twelve night hours of 41 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 05:39 to 06:58: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.