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, 16 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:21
- Sunset
- 20:54
- Next sunrise
- 06:23
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:21 – 07:34
- 2♀︎ Venus07:34 – 08:47
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:47 – 09:59
- 4☽︎ Moon09:59 – 11:12
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:12 – 12:25
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:25 – 13:38
- 7♂︎ Mars13:38 – 14:50
- 8☉︎ Sun14:50 – 16:03
- 9♀︎ Venus16:03 – 17:16
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:16 – 18:28
- 11☽︎ Moon18:28 – 19:41
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:41 – 20:54
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:54 – 21:41
- 2♂︎ Mars21:41 – 22:29
- 3☉︎ Sun22:29 – 23:16
- 4♀︎ Venus23:16 – 00:04
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:04 – 00:51
- 6☽︎ Moon00:51 – 01:38
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:38 – 02:26
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:26 – 03:13
- 9♂︎ Mars03:13 – 04:01
- 10☉︎ Sun04:01 – 04:48
- 11♀︎ Venus04:48 – 05:35
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:35 – 06:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Sunday, 16 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:21 and sets at 20:54: the day lasts 14h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:23, lasts 9h 29m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:21 to 07:34: 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.