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 Wednesday, 21 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:07
- Sunset
- 18:29
- Next sunrise
- 08:09
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:07 – 08:59
- 2☽︎ Moon08:59 – 09:51
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:51 – 10:43
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:43 – 11:34
- 5♂︎ Mars11:34 – 12:26
- 6☉︎ Sun12:26 – 13:18
- 7♀︎ Venus13:18 – 14:10
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:10 – 15:02
- 9☽︎ Moon15:02 – 15:53
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:53 – 16:45
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:45 – 17:37
- 12♂︎ Mars17:37 – 18:29
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:29 – 19:37
- 2♀︎ Venus19:37 – 20:46
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:46 – 21:54
- 4☽︎ Moon21:54 – 23:02
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:02 – 00:11
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:11 – 01:19
- 7♂︎ Mars01:19 – 02:27
- 8☉︎ Sun02:27 – 03:36
- 9♀︎ Venus03:36 – 04:44
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:44 – 05:52
- 11☽︎ Moon05:52 – 07:01
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:01 – 08:09
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Wednesday, 21 October 2026, the Sun rises at 08:07 and sets at 18:29: the day lasts 10h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:09, lasts 13h 40m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:07 to 08:59: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.