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 Sunday, 1 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:26
- Sunset
- 18:08
- Next sunrise
- 08:28
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:26 – 09:15
- 2♀︎ Venus09:15 – 10:03
- 3☿︎ Mercury10:03 – 10:52
- 4☽︎ Moon10:52 – 11:40
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:40 – 12:29
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:29 – 13:17
- 7♂︎ Mars13:17 – 14:05
- 8☉︎ Sun14:05 – 14:54
- 9♀︎ Venus14:54 – 15:42
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:42 – 16:31
- 11☽︎ Moon16:31 – 17:19
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:19 – 18:08
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:08 – 19:19
- 2♂︎ Mars19:19 – 20:31
- 3☉︎ Sun20:31 – 21:43
- 4♀︎ Venus21:43 – 22:55
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:55 – 00:06
- 6☽︎ Moon00:06 – 01:18
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:18 – 02:30
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:30 – 03:41
- 9♂︎ Mars03:41 – 04:53
- 10☉︎ Sun04:53 – 06:05
- 11♀︎ Venus06:05 – 07:16
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:16 – 08:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Sunday, 1 November 2026, the Sun rises at 08:26 and sets at 18:08: the day lasts 9h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:28, lasts 14h 20m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:26 to 09:15: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.