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, 2 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:00
- Sunset
- 21:19
- Next sunrise
- 06:01
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:00 – 07:16
- 2♀︎ Venus07:16 – 08:33
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:33 – 09:50
- 4☽︎ Moon09:50 – 11:06
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:06 – 12:23
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:23 – 13:40
- 7♂︎ Mars13:40 – 14:56
- 8☉︎ Sun14:56 – 16:13
- 9♀︎ Venus16:13 – 17:30
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:30 – 18:46
- 11☽︎ Moon18:46 – 20:03
- 12♄︎ Saturn20:03 – 21:19
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:19 – 22:03
- 2♂︎ Mars22:03 – 22:46
- 3☉︎ Sun22:46 – 23:30
- 4♀︎ Venus23:30 – 00:13
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:13 – 00:57
- 6☽︎ Moon00:57 – 01:40
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:40 – 02:24
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:24 – 03:07
- 9♂︎ Mars03:07 – 03:51
- 10☉︎ Sun03:51 – 04:34
- 11♀︎ Venus04:34 – 05:18
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:18 – 06:01
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Sunday, 2 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:00 and sets at 21:19: the day lasts 15h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:01, lasts 8h 42m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:00 to 07:16: 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.