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 Saturday, 26 September 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:26
- Sunset
- 19:23
- Next sunrise
- 07:27
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:26 – 08:26
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:26 – 09:25
- 3♂︎ Mars09:25 – 10:25
- 4☉︎ Sun10:25 – 11:25
- 5♀︎ Venus11:25 – 12:25
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:25 – 13:25
- 7☽︎ Moon13:25 – 14:24
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:24 – 15:24
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:24 – 16:24
- 10♂︎ Mars16:24 – 17:24
- 11☉︎ Sun17:24 – 18:24
- 12♀︎ Venus18:24 – 19:23
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:23 – 20:24
- 2☽︎ Moon20:24 – 21:24
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:24 – 22:24
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:24 – 23:25
- 5♂︎ Mars23:25 – 00:25
- 6☉︎ Sun00:25 – 01:25
- 7♀︎ Venus01:25 – 02:26
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:26 – 03:26
- 9☽︎ Moon03:26 – 04:26
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:26 – 05:27
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:27 – 06:27
- 12♂︎ Mars06:27 – 07:27
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Saturday, 26 September 2026, the Sun rises at 07:26 and sets at 19:23: the day lasts 11h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:27, lasts 12h 04m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:26 to 08:26: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.