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 Sunday, 31 May 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:25
- Sunset
- 21:39
- Next sunrise
- 05:24
A day hour lasts 1h 21m; a night hour, 39 min. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:25 – 06:46
- 2♀︎ Venus06:46 – 08:07
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:07 – 09:28
- 4☽︎ Moon09:28 – 10:49
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:49 – 12:11
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:11 – 13:32
- 7♂︎ Mars13:32 – 14:53
- 8☉︎ Sun14:53 – 16:14
- 9♀︎ Venus16:14 – 17:35
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:35 – 18:57
- 11☽︎ Moon18:57 – 20:18
- 12♄︎ Saturn20:18 – 21:39
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:39 – 22:18
- 2♂︎ Mars22:18 – 22:56
- 3☉︎ Sun22:56 – 23:35
- 4♀︎ Venus23:35 – 00:14
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:14 – 00:53
- 6☽︎ Moon00:53 – 01:31
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:31 – 02:10
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:10 – 02:49
- 9♂︎ Mars02:49 – 03:28
- 10☉︎ Sun03:28 – 04:06
- 11♀︎ Venus04:06 – 04:45
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:45 – 05:24
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Sunday, 31 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:25 and sets at 21:39: the day lasts 16h 14m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 21m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:24, lasts 7h 45m: twelve night hours of 39 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:25 to 06:46: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.