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 Thursday, 5 November 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 08:33
- Sunset
- 18:01
- Next sunrise
- 08:35
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter08:33 – 09:21
- 2♂︎ Mars09:21 – 10:08
- 3☉︎ Sun10:08 – 10:55
- 4♀︎ Venus10:55 – 11:42
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:42 – 12:30
- 6☽︎ Moon12:30 – 13:17
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:17 – 14:04
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:04 – 14:52
- 9♂︎ Mars14:52 – 15:39
- 10☉︎ Sun15:39 – 16:26
- 11♀︎ Venus16:26 – 17:14
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:14 – 18:01
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon18:01 – 19:14
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:14 – 20:27
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:27 – 21:39
- 4♂︎ Mars21:39 – 22:52
- 5☉︎ Sun22:52 – 00:05
- 6♀︎ Venus00:05 – 01:18
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:18 – 02:31
- 8☽︎ Moon02:31 – 03:44
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:44 – 04:56
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:56 – 06:09
- 11♂︎ Mars06:09 – 07:22
- 12☉︎ Sun07:22 – 08:35
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Thursday, 5 November 2026, the Sun rises at 08:33 and sets at 18:01: the day lasts 9h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:35, lasts 14h 34m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 08:33 to 09:21: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.