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 Thursday, 27 August 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:39
- Sunset
- 20:31
- Next sunrise
- 06:40
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:39 – 07:48
- 2♂︎ Mars07:48 – 08:57
- 3☉︎ Sun08:57 – 10:07
- 4♀︎ Venus10:07 – 11:16
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:16 – 12:25
- 6☽︎ Moon12:25 – 13:35
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:35 – 14:44
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:44 – 15:54
- 9♂︎ Mars15:54 – 17:03
- 10☉︎ Sun17:03 – 18:12
- 11♀︎ Venus18:12 – 19:22
- 12☿︎ Mercury19:22 – 20:31
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon20:31 – 21:22
- 2♄︎ Saturn21:22 – 22:13
- 3♃︎ Jupiter22:13 – 23:03
- 4♂︎ Mars23:03 – 23:54
- 5☉︎ Sun23:54 – 00:45
- 6♀︎ Venus00:45 – 01:36
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:36 – 02:26
- 8☽︎ Moon02:26 – 03:17
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:17 – 04:08
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:08 – 04:59
- 11♂︎ Mars04:59 – 05:49
- 12☉︎ Sun05:49 – 06:40
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Thursday, 27 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:39 and sets at 20:31: the day lasts 13h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:40, lasts 10h 09m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:39 to 07:48: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.