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, 8 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:09
- Sunset
- 21:09
- Next sunrise
- 06:10
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:09 – 07:24
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:24 – 08:39
- 3♂︎ Mars08:39 – 09:54
- 4☉︎ Sun09:54 – 11:09
- 5♀︎ Venus11:09 – 12:24
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:24 – 13:39
- 7☽︎ Moon13:39 – 14:54
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:54 – 16:09
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:09 – 17:24
- 10♂︎ Mars17:24 – 18:39
- 11☉︎ Sun18:39 – 19:54
- 12♀︎ Venus19:54 – 21:09
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury21:09 – 21:54
- 2☽︎ Moon21:54 – 22:39
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:39 – 23:24
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:24 – 00:10
- 5♂︎ Mars00:10 – 00:55
- 6☉︎ Sun00:55 – 01:40
- 7♀︎ Venus01:40 – 02:25
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:25 – 03:10
- 9☽︎ Moon03:10 – 03:55
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:55 – 04:40
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:40 – 05:25
- 12♂︎ Mars05:25 – 06:10
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Saturday, 8 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:09 and sets at 21:09: the day lasts 15h 00m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:10, lasts 9h 01m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:09 to 07:24: 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.