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 Monday, 12 October 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 07:52
- Sunset
- 18:48
- Next sunrise
- 07:54
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon07:52 – 08:47
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:47 – 09:41
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:41 – 10:36
- 4♂︎ Mars10:36 – 11:31
- 5☉︎ Sun11:31 – 12:25
- 6♀︎ Venus12:25 – 13:20
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:20 – 14:14
- 8☽︎ Moon14:14 – 15:09
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:09 – 16:04
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:04 – 16:58
- 11♂︎ Mars16:58 – 17:53
- 12☉︎ Sun17:53 – 18:48
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:48 – 19:53
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:53 – 20:59
- 3☽︎ Moon20:59 – 22:04
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:04 – 23:10
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:10 – 00:15
- 6♂︎ Mars00:15 – 01:21
- 7☉︎ Sun01:21 – 02:26
- 8♀︎ Venus02:26 – 03:32
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:32 – 04:37
- 10☽︎ Moon04:37 – 05:43
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:43 – 06:48
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:48 – 07:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Monday, 12 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:52 and sets at 18:48: the day lasts 10h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:54, lasts 13h 06m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 07:52 to 08:47: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.