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 Thursday, 8 October 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 07:45
- Sunset
- 18:56
- Next sunrise
- 07:47
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter07:45 – 08:41
- 2♂︎ Mars08:41 – 09:37
- 3☉︎ Sun09:37 – 10:33
- 4♀︎ Venus10:33 – 11:29
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:29 – 12:25
- 6☽︎ Moon12:25 – 13:21
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:21 – 14:17
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:17 – 15:13
- 9♂︎ Mars15:13 – 16:09
- 10☉︎ Sun16:09 – 17:05
- 11♀︎ Venus17:05 – 18:01
- 12☿︎ Mercury18:01 – 18:56
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon18:56 – 20:01
- 2♄︎ Saturn20:01 – 21:05
- 3♃︎ Jupiter21:05 – 22:09
- 4♂︎ Mars22:09 – 23:13
- 5☉︎ Sun23:13 – 00:18
- 6♀︎ Venus00:18 – 01:22
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:22 – 02:26
- 8☽︎ Moon02:26 – 03:30
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:30 – 04:34
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:34 – 05:39
- 11♂︎ Mars05:39 – 06:43
- 12☉︎ Sun06:43 – 07:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Thursday, 8 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:45 and sets at 18:56: the day lasts 11h 11m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:47, lasts 12h 51m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 07:45 to 08:41: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.