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 Saturday, 17 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:00
- Sunset
- 18:37
- Next sunrise
- 08:02
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:00 – 08:53
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:53 – 09:46
- 3♂︎ Mars09:46 – 10:40
- 4☉︎ Sun10:40 – 11:33
- 5♀︎ Venus11:33 – 12:26
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:26 – 13:19
- 7☽︎ Moon13:19 – 14:12
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:12 – 15:05
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:05 – 15:58
- 10♂︎ Mars15:58 – 16:51
- 11☉︎ Sun16:51 – 17:44
- 12♀︎ Venus17:44 – 18:37
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:37 – 19:44
- 2☽︎ Moon19:44 – 20:51
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:51 – 21:58
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:58 – 23:05
- 5♂︎ Mars23:05 – 00:12
- 6☉︎ Sun00:12 – 01:20
- 7♀︎ Venus01:20 – 02:27
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:27 – 03:34
- 9☽︎ Moon03:34 – 04:41
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:41 – 05:48
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:48 – 06:55
- 12♂︎ Mars06:55 – 08:02
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Saturday, 17 October 2026, the Sun rises at 08:00 and sets at 18:37: the day lasts 10h 37m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:02, lasts 13h 25m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:00 to 08:53: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.