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 Wednesday, 4 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:31
- Sunset
- 18:03
- Next sunrise
- 08:33
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Right now☽︎ Hour of the Moon — hour 4 of the night, until 22:53
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:31 – 09:19
- 2☽︎ Moon09:19 – 10:07
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:07 – 10:54
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:54 – 11:42
- 5♂︎ Mars11:42 – 12:29
- 6☉︎ Sun12:29 – 13:17
- 7♀︎ Venus13:17 – 14:05
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:05 – 14:52
- 9☽︎ Moon14:52 – 15:40
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:40 – 16:27
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:27 – 17:15
- 12♂︎ Mars17:15 – 18:03
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:03 – 19:15
- 2♀︎ Venus19:15 – 20:28
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:28 – 21:40
- 4☽︎ Moon21:40 – 22:53
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:53 – 00:05
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:05 – 01:18
- 7♂︎ Mars01:18 – 02:30
- 8☉︎ Sun02:30 – 03:43
- 9♀︎ Venus03:43 – 04:56
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:56 – 06:08
- 11☽︎ Moon06:08 – 07:21
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:21 – 08:33
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Wednesday, 4 November 2026, the Sun rises at 08:31 and sets at 18:03: the day lasts 9h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:33, lasts 14h 31m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:31 to 09:19: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.