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, 30 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:23
- Sunset
- 18:11
- Next sunrise
- 08:24
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:23 – 09:12
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:12 – 10:01
- 3☽︎ Moon10:01 – 10:50
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:50 – 11:39
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:39 – 12:28
- 6♂︎ Mars12:28 – 13:17
- 7☉︎ Sun13:17 – 14:06
- 8♀︎ Venus14:06 – 14:55
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:55 – 15:44
- 10☽︎ Moon15:44 – 16:33
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:33 – 17:22
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:22 – 18:11
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:11 – 19:22
- 2☉︎ Sun19:22 – 20:34
- 3♀︎ Venus20:34 – 21:45
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:45 – 22:56
- 5☽︎ Moon22:56 – 00:07
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:07 – 01:18
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:18 – 02:29
- 8♂︎ Mars02:29 – 03:40
- 9☉︎ Sun03:40 – 04:51
- 10♀︎ Venus04:51 – 06:02
- 11☿︎ Mercury06:02 – 07:13
- 12☽︎ Moon07:13 – 08:24
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Friday, 30 October 2026, the Sun rises at 08:23 and sets at 18:11: the day lasts 9h 49m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:24, lasts 14h 13m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:23 to 09:12: 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.