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 Friday, 17 July 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:38
- Sunset
- 21:42
- Next sunrise
- 05:39
A day hour lasts 1h 20m; a night hour, 40 min. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:38 – 06:58
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:58 – 08:18
- 3☽︎ Moon08:18 – 09:39
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:39 – 10:59
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:59 – 12:19
- 6♂︎ Mars12:19 – 13:40
- 7☉︎ Sun13:40 – 15:00
- 8♀︎ Venus15:00 – 16:20
- 9☿︎ Mercury16:20 – 17:41
- 10☽︎ Moon17:41 – 19:01
- 11♄︎ Saturn19:01 – 20:21
- 12♃︎ Jupiter20:21 – 21:42
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars21:42 – 22:21
- 2☉︎ Sun22:21 – 23:01
- 3♀︎ Venus23:01 – 23:41
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:41 – 00:21
- 5☽︎ Moon00:21 – 01:00
- 6♄︎ Saturn01:00 – 01:40
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:40 – 02:20
- 8♂︎ Mars02:20 – 03:00
- 9☉︎ Sun03:00 – 03:40
- 10♀︎ Venus03:40 – 04:19
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:19 – 04:59
- 12☽︎ Moon04:59 – 05:39
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Friday, 17 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:38 and sets at 21:42: the day lasts 16h 04m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 20m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:39, lasts 7h 57m: twelve night hours of 40 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:38 to 06:58: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.