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, 11 September 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:02
- Sunset
- 19:58
- Next sunrise
- 07:04
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:02 – 08:07
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:07 – 09:11
- 3☽︎ Moon09:11 – 10:16
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:16 – 11:21
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:21 – 12:25
- 6♂︎ Mars12:25 – 13:30
- 7☉︎ Sun13:30 – 14:35
- 8♀︎ Venus14:35 – 15:39
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:39 – 16:44
- 10☽︎ Moon16:44 – 17:48
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:48 – 18:53
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:53 – 19:58
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:58 – 20:53
- 2☉︎ Sun20:53 – 21:49
- 3♀︎ Venus21:49 – 22:44
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:44 – 23:40
- 5☽︎ Moon23:40 – 00:35
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:35 – 01:31
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:31 – 02:26
- 8♂︎ Mars02:26 – 03:22
- 9☉︎ Sun03:22 – 04:17
- 10♀︎ Venus04:17 – 05:13
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:13 – 06:08
- 12☽︎ Moon06:08 – 07:04
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Friday, 11 September 2026, the Sun rises at 07:02 and sets at 19:58: the day lasts 12h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:04, lasts 11h 06m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:02 to 08:07: 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.