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, 23 May 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:33
- Sunset
- 21:29
- Next sunrise
- 05:32
A day hour lasts 1h 20m; a night hour, 40 min. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:33 – 06:52
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:52 – 08:12
- 3♂︎ Mars08:12 – 09:32
- 4☉︎ Sun09:32 – 10:52
- 5♀︎ Venus10:52 – 12:11
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:11 – 13:31
- 7☽︎ Moon13:31 – 14:51
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:51 – 16:10
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:10 – 17:30
- 10♂︎ Mars17:30 – 18:50
- 11☉︎ Sun18:50 – 20:10
- 12♀︎ Venus20:10 – 21:29
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury21:29 – 22:09
- 2☽︎ Moon22:09 – 22:50
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:50 – 23:30
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:30 – 00:10
- 5♂︎ Mars00:10 – 00:50
- 6☉︎ Sun00:50 – 01:30
- 7♀︎ Venus01:30 – 02:11
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:11 – 02:51
- 9☽︎ Moon02:51 – 03:31
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:31 – 04:11
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:11 – 04:51
- 12♂︎ Mars04:51 – 05:32
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Saturday, 23 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:33 and sets at 21:29: the day lasts 15h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 20m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:32, lasts 8h 02m: twelve night hours of 40 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:33 to 06:52: 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.