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, 2 November 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 08:28
- Sunset
- 18:06
- Next sunrise
- 08:30
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon08:28 – 09:16
- 2♄︎ Saturn09:16 – 10:04
- 3♃︎ Jupiter10:04 – 10:52
- 4♂︎ Mars10:52 – 11:41
- 5☉︎ Sun11:41 – 12:29
- 6♀︎ Venus12:29 – 13:17
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:17 – 14:05
- 8☽︎ Moon14:05 – 14:53
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:53 – 15:41
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:41 – 16:30
- 11♂︎ Mars16:30 – 17:18
- 12☉︎ Sun17:18 – 18:06
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:06 – 19:18
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:18 – 20:30
- 3☽︎ Moon20:30 – 21:42
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:42 – 22:54
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:54 – 00:06
- 6♂︎ Mars00:06 – 01:18
- 7☉︎ Sun01:18 – 02:30
- 8♀︎ Venus02:30 – 03:42
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:42 – 04:54
- 10☽︎ Moon04:54 – 06:06
- 11♄︎ Saturn06:06 – 07:18
- 12♃︎ Jupiter07:18 – 08:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Monday, 2 November 2026, the Sun rises at 08:28 and sets at 18:06: the day lasts 9h 38m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:30, lasts 14h 24m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 08:28 to 09:16: 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.