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, 11 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:50
- Sunset
- 18:50
- Next sunrise
- 07:52
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:50 – 08:45
- 2♀︎ Venus08:45 – 09:40
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:40 – 10:35
- 4☽︎ Moon10:35 – 11:30
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:30 – 12:25
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:25 – 13:20
- 7♂︎ Mars13:20 – 14:15
- 8☉︎ Sun14:15 – 15:10
- 9♀︎ Venus15:10 – 16:05
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:05 – 17:00
- 11☽︎ Moon17:00 – 17:55
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:55 – 18:50
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:50 – 19:55
- 2♂︎ Mars19:55 – 21:00
- 3☉︎ Sun21:00 – 22:05
- 4♀︎ Venus22:05 – 23:11
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:11 – 00:16
- 6☽︎ Moon00:16 – 01:21
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:21 – 02:26
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:26 – 03:31
- 9♂︎ Mars03:31 – 04:36
- 10☉︎ Sun04:36 – 05:42
- 11♀︎ Venus05:42 – 06:47
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:47 – 07:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Sunday, 11 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:50 and sets at 18:50: the day lasts 11h 00m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:52, lasts 13h 02m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:50 to 08:45: 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.