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, 6 September 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:54
- Sunset
- 20:09
- Next sunrise
- 06:56
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:54 – 08:01
- 2♀︎ Venus08:01 – 09:07
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:07 – 10:13
- 4☽︎ Moon10:13 – 11:19
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:19 – 12:25
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:25 – 13:32
- 7♂︎ Mars13:32 – 14:38
- 8☉︎ Sun14:38 – 15:44
- 9♀︎ Venus15:44 – 16:50
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:50 – 17:57
- 11☽︎ Moon17:57 – 19:03
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:03 – 20:09
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:09 – 21:03
- 2♂︎ Mars21:03 – 21:57
- 3☉︎ Sun21:57 – 22:51
- 4♀︎ Venus22:51 – 23:45
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:45 – 00:39
- 6☽︎ Moon00:39 – 01:32
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:32 – 02:26
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:26 – 03:20
- 9♂︎ Mars03:20 – 04:14
- 10☉︎ Sun04:14 – 05:08
- 11♀︎ Venus05:08 – 06:02
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:02 – 06:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Sunday, 6 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:54 and sets at 20:09: the day lasts 13h 15m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:56, lasts 10h 47m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:54 to 08:01: 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.