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, 23 September 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:21
- Sunset
- 19:30
- Next sunrise
- 07:23
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:21 – 08:22
- 2☽︎ Moon08:22 – 09:23
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:23 – 10:23
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:23 – 11:24
- 5♂︎ Mars11:24 – 12:25
- 6☉︎ Sun12:25 – 13:26
- 7♀︎ Venus13:26 – 14:26
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:26 – 15:27
- 9☽︎ Moon15:27 – 16:28
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:28 – 17:29
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:29 – 18:30
- 12♂︎ Mars18:30 – 19:30
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:30 – 20:30
- 2♀︎ Venus20:30 – 21:29
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:29 – 22:28
- 4☽︎ Moon22:28 – 23:28
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:28 – 00:27
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:27 – 01:26
- 7♂︎ Mars01:26 – 02:26
- 8☉︎ Sun02:26 – 03:25
- 9♀︎ Venus03:25 – 04:25
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:25 – 05:24
- 11☽︎ Moon05:24 – 06:23
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:23 – 07:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Wednesday, 23 September 2026, the Sun rises at 07:21 and sets at 19:30: the day lasts 12h 09m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:23, lasts 11h 52m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:21 to 08:22: 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.