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 Wednesday, 19 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:26
- Sunset
- 20:48
- Next sunrise
- 06:28
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:26 – 07:38
- 2☽︎ Moon07:38 – 08:50
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:50 – 10:01
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:01 – 11:13
- 5♂︎ Mars11:13 – 12:25
- 6☉︎ Sun12:25 – 13:37
- 7♀︎ Venus13:37 – 14:49
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:49 – 16:01
- 9☽︎ Moon16:01 – 17:12
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:12 – 18:24
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:24 – 19:36
- 12♂︎ Mars19:36 – 20:48
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:48 – 21:36
- 2♀︎ Venus21:36 – 22:24
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:24 – 23:13
- 4☽︎ Moon23:13 – 00:01
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:01 – 00:49
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:49 – 01:38
- 7♂︎ Mars01:38 – 02:26
- 8☉︎ Sun02:26 – 03:14
- 9♀︎ Venus03:14 – 04:03
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:03 – 04:51
- 11☽︎ Moon04:51 – 05:39
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:39 – 06:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Wednesday, 19 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:26 and sets at 20:48: the day lasts 14h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:28, lasts 9h 40m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:26 to 07:38: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.