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, 26 October 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 08:16
- Sunset
- 18:19
- Next sunrise
- 08:18
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon08:16 – 09:06
- 2♄︎ Saturn09:06 – 09:56
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:56 – 10:47
- 4♂︎ Mars10:47 – 11:37
- 5☉︎ Sun11:37 – 12:27
- 6♀︎ Venus12:27 – 13:17
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:17 – 14:08
- 8☽︎ Moon14:08 – 14:58
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:58 – 15:48
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:48 – 16:38
- 11♂︎ Mars16:38 – 17:29
- 12☉︎ Sun17:29 – 18:19
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:19 – 19:29
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:29 – 20:39
- 3☽︎ Moon20:39 – 21:49
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:49 – 22:58
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:58 – 00:08
- 6♂︎ Mars00:08 – 01:18
- 7☉︎ Sun01:18 – 02:28
- 8♀︎ Venus02:28 – 03:38
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:38 – 04:48
- 10☽︎ Moon04:48 – 05:58
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:58 – 07:08
- 12♃︎ Jupiter07:08 – 08:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Monday, 26 October 2026, the Sun rises at 08:16 and sets at 18:19: the day lasts 10h 03m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:18, lasts 13h 59m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 08:16 to 09:06: 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.