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, 1 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:58
- Sunset
- 21:21
- Next sunrise
- 06:00
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:58 – 07:15
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:15 – 08:32
- 3♂︎ Mars08:32 – 09:49
- 4☉︎ Sun09:49 – 11:06
- 5♀︎ Venus11:06 – 12:23
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:23 – 13:40
- 7☽︎ Moon13:40 – 14:57
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:57 – 16:13
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:13 – 17:30
- 10♂︎ Mars17:30 – 18:47
- 11☉︎ Sun18:47 – 20:04
- 12♀︎ Venus20:04 – 21:21
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury21:21 – 22:04
- 2☽︎ Moon22:04 – 22:48
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:48 – 23:31
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:31 – 00:14
- 5♂︎ Mars00:14 – 00:57
- 6☉︎ Sun00:57 – 01:40
- 7♀︎ Venus01:40 – 02:24
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:24 – 03:07
- 9☽︎ Moon03:07 – 03:50
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:50 – 04:33
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:33 – 05:16
- 12♂︎ Mars05:16 – 06:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Saturday, 1 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:58 and sets at 21:21: the day lasts 15h 23m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:00, lasts 8h 39m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:58 to 07:15: 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.