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, 16 June 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:17
- Sunset
- 21:52
- Next sunrise
- 05:17
A day hour lasts 1h 23m; a night hour, 37 min. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:17 – 06:40
- 2☉︎ Sun06:40 – 08:03
- 3♀︎ Venus08:03 – 09:26
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:26 – 10:49
- 5☽︎ Moon10:49 – 12:12
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:12 – 13:35
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:35 – 14:57
- 8♂︎ Mars14:57 – 16:20
- 9☉︎ Sun16:20 – 17:43
- 10♀︎ Venus17:43 – 19:06
- 11☿︎ Mercury19:06 – 20:29
- 12☽︎ Moon20:29 – 21:52
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn21:52 – 22:29
- 2♃︎ Jupiter22:29 – 23:06
- 3♂︎ Mars23:06 – 23:43
- 4☉︎ Sun23:43 – 00:20
- 5♀︎ Venus00:20 – 00:57
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:57 – 01:35
- 7☽︎ Moon01:35 – 02:12
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:12 – 02:49
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:49 – 03:26
- 10♂︎ Mars03:26 – 04:03
- 11☉︎ Sun04:03 – 04:40
- 12♀︎ Venus04:40 – 05:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Tuesday, 16 June 2026, the Sun rises at 05:17 and sets at 21:52: the day lasts 16h 34m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 23m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:17, lasts 7h 26m: twelve night hours of 37 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:17 to 06:40: 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.