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 Tuesday, 3 November 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 08:30
- Sunset
- 18:04
- Next sunrise
- 08:31
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars08:30 – 09:18
- 2☉︎ Sun09:18 – 10:05
- 3♀︎ Venus10:05 – 10:53
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:53 – 11:41
- 5☽︎ Moon11:41 – 12:29
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:29 – 13:17
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:17 – 14:05
- 8♂︎ Mars14:05 – 14:53
- 9☉︎ Sun14:53 – 15:41
- 10♀︎ Venus15:41 – 16:28
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:28 – 17:16
- 12☽︎ Moon17:16 – 18:04
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:04 – 19:17
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:17 – 20:29
- 3♂︎ Mars20:29 – 21:41
- 4☉︎ Sun21:41 – 22:53
- 5♀︎ Venus22:53 – 00:06
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:06 – 01:18
- 7☽︎ Moon01:18 – 02:30
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:30 – 03:42
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:42 – 04:55
- 10♂︎ Mars04:55 – 06:07
- 11☉︎ Sun06:07 – 07:19
- 12♀︎ Venus07:19 – 08:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Tuesday, 3 November 2026, the Sun rises at 08:30 and sets at 18:04: the day lasts 9h 35m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:31, lasts 14h 27m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 08:30 to 09:18: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.