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 Friday, 4 September 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:51
- Sunset
- 20:13
- Next sunrise
- 06:53
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:51 – 07:58
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:58 – 09:05
- 3☽︎ Moon09:05 – 10:12
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:12 – 11:19
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:19 – 12:25
- 6♂︎ Mars12:25 – 13:32
- 7☉︎ Sun13:32 – 14:39
- 8♀︎ Venus14:39 – 15:46
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:46 – 16:53
- 10☽︎ Moon16:53 – 18:00
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:00 – 19:07
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:07 – 20:13
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:13 – 21:07
- 2☉︎ Sun21:07 – 22:00
- 3♀︎ Venus22:00 – 22:53
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:53 – 23:47
- 5☽︎ Moon23:47 – 00:40
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:40 – 01:33
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:33 – 02:26
- 8♂︎ Mars02:26 – 03:20
- 9☉︎ Sun03:20 – 04:13
- 10♀︎ Venus04:13 – 05:06
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:06 – 05:59
- 12☽︎ Moon05:59 – 06:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Friday, 4 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:51 and sets at 20:13: the day lasts 13h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:53, lasts 10h 39m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:51 to 07:58: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.