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, 30 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:43
- Sunset
- 20:25
- Next sunrise
- 06:45
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:43 – 07:52
- 2♀︎ Venus07:52 – 09:00
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:00 – 10:09
- 4☽︎ Moon10:09 – 11:17
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:17 – 12:25
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:25 – 13:34
- 7♂︎ Mars13:34 – 14:42
- 8☉︎ Sun14:42 – 15:51
- 9♀︎ Venus15:51 – 16:59
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:59 – 18:08
- 11☽︎ Moon18:08 – 19:16
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:16 – 20:25
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:25 – 21:16
- 2♂︎ Mars21:16 – 22:08
- 3☉︎ Sun22:08 – 23:00
- 4♀︎ Venus23:00 – 23:51
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:51 – 00:43
- 6☽︎ Moon00:43 – 01:35
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:35 – 02:26
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:26 – 03:18
- 9♂︎ Mars03:18 – 04:10
- 10☉︎ Sun04:10 – 05:01
- 11♀︎ Venus05:01 – 05:53
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:53 – 06:45
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Sunday, 30 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:43 and sets at 20:25: the day lasts 13h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:45, lasts 10h 20m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:43 to 07:52: 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.