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, 11 August 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:13
- Sunset
- 21:04
- Next sunrise
- 06:15
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:13 – 07:28
- 2☉︎ Sun07:28 – 08:42
- 3♀︎ Venus08:42 – 09:56
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:56 – 11:10
- 5☽︎ Moon11:10 – 12:24
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:24 – 13:38
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:38 – 14:53
- 8♂︎ Mars14:53 – 16:07
- 9☉︎ Sun16:07 – 17:21
- 10♀︎ Venus17:21 – 18:35
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:35 – 19:49
- 12☽︎ Moon19:49 – 21:04
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn21:04 – 21:50
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:50 – 22:35
- 3♂︎ Mars22:35 – 23:21
- 4☉︎ Sun23:21 – 00:07
- 5♀︎ Venus00:07 – 00:53
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:53 – 01:39
- 7☽︎ Moon01:39 – 02:25
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:25 – 03:11
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:11 – 03:57
- 10♂︎ Mars03:57 – 04:43
- 11☉︎ Sun04:43 – 05:29
- 12♀︎ Venus05:29 – 06:15
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Tuesday, 11 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:13 and sets at 21:04: the day lasts 14h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:15, lasts 9h 11m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:13 to 07:28: 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.