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, 18 August 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:24
- Sunset
- 20:50
- Next sunrise
- 06:26
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:24 – 07:36
- 2☉︎ Sun07:36 – 08:49
- 3♀︎ Venus08:49 – 10:01
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:01 – 11:13
- 5☽︎ Moon11:13 – 12:25
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:25 – 13:37
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:37 – 14:49
- 8♂︎ Mars14:49 – 16:01
- 9☉︎ Sun16:01 – 17:14
- 10♀︎ Venus17:14 – 18:26
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:26 – 19:38
- 12☽︎ Moon19:38 – 20:50
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:50 – 21:38
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:38 – 22:26
- 3♂︎ Mars22:26 – 23:14
- 4☉︎ Sun23:14 – 00:02
- 5♀︎ Venus00:02 – 00:50
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:50 – 01:38
- 7☽︎ Moon01:38 – 02:26
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:26 – 03:14
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:14 – 04:02
- 10♂︎ Mars04:02 – 04:50
- 11☉︎ Sun04:50 – 05:38
- 12♀︎ Venus05:38 – 06:26
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Tuesday, 18 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:24 and sets at 20:50: the day lasts 14h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:26, lasts 9h 36m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:24 to 07:36: 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.