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, 27 September 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:27
- Sunset
- 19:21
- Next sunrise
- 07:29
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:27 – 08:27
- 2♀︎ Venus08:27 – 09:26
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:26 – 10:26
- 4☽︎ Moon10:26 – 11:25
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:25 – 12:25
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:25 – 13:24
- 7♂︎ Mars13:24 – 14:24
- 8☉︎ Sun14:24 – 15:23
- 9♀︎ Venus15:23 – 16:23
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:23 – 17:22
- 11☽︎ Moon17:22 – 18:22
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:22 – 19:21
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:21 – 20:22
- 2♂︎ Mars20:22 – 21:22
- 3☉︎ Sun21:22 – 22:23
- 4♀︎ Venus22:23 – 23:24
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:24 – 00:24
- 6☽︎ Moon00:24 – 01:25
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:25 – 02:26
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:26 – 03:26
- 9♂︎ Mars03:26 – 04:27
- 10☉︎ Sun04:27 – 05:28
- 11♀︎ Venus05:28 – 06:28
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:28 – 07:29
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Sunday, 27 September 2026, the Sun rises at 07:27 and sets at 19:21: the day lasts 11h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:29, lasts 12h 08m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:27 to 08:27: 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.