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, 23 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:32
- Sunset
- 20:40
- Next sunrise
- 06:34
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:32 – 07:43
- 2♀︎ Venus07:43 – 08:53
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:53 – 10:04
- 4☽︎ Moon10:04 – 11:15
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:15 – 12:25
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:25 – 13:36
- 7♂︎ Mars13:36 – 14:47
- 8☉︎ Sun14:47 – 15:57
- 9♀︎ Venus15:57 – 17:08
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:08 – 18:18
- 11☽︎ Moon18:18 – 19:29
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:29 – 20:40
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:40 – 21:29
- 2♂︎ Mars21:29 – 22:19
- 3☉︎ Sun22:19 – 23:08
- 4♀︎ Venus23:08 – 23:58
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:58 – 00:47
- 6☽︎ Moon00:47 – 01:37
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:37 – 02:26
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:26 – 03:16
- 9♂︎ Mars03:16 – 04:05
- 10☉︎ Sun04:05 – 04:55
- 11♀︎ Venus04:55 – 05:44
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:44 – 06:34
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Sunday, 23 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:32 and sets at 20:40: the day lasts 14h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:34, lasts 9h 54m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:32 to 07:43: 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.