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 Wednesday, 9 September 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:59
- Sunset
- 20:02
- Next sunrise
- 07:01
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:59 – 08:04
- 2☽︎ Moon08:04 – 09:10
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:10 – 10:15
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:15 – 11:20
- 5♂︎ Mars11:20 – 12:25
- 6☉︎ Sun12:25 – 13:31
- 7♀︎ Venus13:31 – 14:36
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:36 – 15:41
- 9☽︎ Moon15:41 – 16:46
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:46 – 17:52
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:52 – 18:57
- 12♂︎ Mars18:57 – 20:02
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:02 – 20:57
- 2♀︎ Venus20:57 – 21:52
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:52 – 22:47
- 4☽︎ Moon22:47 – 23:42
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:42 – 00:37
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:37 – 01:31
- 7♂︎ Mars01:31 – 02:26
- 8☉︎ Sun02:26 – 03:21
- 9♀︎ Venus03:21 – 04:16
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:16 – 05:11
- 11☽︎ Moon05:11 – 06:06
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:06 – 07:01
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Wednesday, 9 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:59 and sets at 20:02: the day lasts 13h 03m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:01, lasts 10h 58m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:59 to 08:04: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.