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 Friday, 16 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:59
- Sunset
- 18:39
- Next sunrise
- 08:00
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:59 – 08:52
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:52 – 09:45
- 3☽︎ Moon09:45 – 10:39
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:39 – 11:32
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:32 – 12:26
- 6♂︎ Mars12:26 – 13:19
- 7☉︎ Sun13:19 – 14:12
- 8♀︎ Venus14:12 – 15:06
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:06 – 15:59
- 10☽︎ Moon15:59 – 16:52
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:52 – 17:46
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:46 – 18:39
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:39 – 19:46
- 2☉︎ Sun19:46 – 20:53
- 3♀︎ Venus20:53 – 21:59
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:59 – 23:06
- 5☽︎ Moon23:06 – 00:13
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:13 – 01:20
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:20 – 02:27
- 8♂︎ Mars02:27 – 03:33
- 9☉︎ Sun03:33 – 04:40
- 10♀︎ Venus04:40 – 05:47
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:47 – 06:54
- 12☽︎ Moon06:54 – 08:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Friday, 16 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:59 and sets at 18:39: the day lasts 10h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:00, lasts 13h 21m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:59 to 08:52: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.