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 Friday, 6 November 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:35
- Sunset
- 17:59
- Next sunrise
- 08:37
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:35 – 09:22
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:22 – 10:09
- 3☽︎ Moon10:09 – 10:56
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:56 – 11:43
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:43 – 12:30
- 6♂︎ Mars12:30 – 13:17
- 7☉︎ Sun13:17 – 14:04
- 8♀︎ Venus14:04 – 14:51
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:51 – 15:38
- 10☽︎ Moon15:38 – 16:25
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:25 – 17:12
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:12 – 17:59
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:59 – 19:12
- 2☉︎ Sun19:12 – 20:25
- 3♀︎ Venus20:25 – 21:39
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:39 – 22:52
- 5☽︎ Moon22:52 – 00:05
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:05 – 01:18
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:18 – 02:31
- 8♂︎ Mars02:31 – 03:44
- 9☉︎ Sun03:44 – 04:57
- 10♀︎ Venus04:57 – 06:10
- 11☿︎ Mercury06:10 – 07:24
- 12☽︎ Moon07:24 – 08:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Friday, 6 November 2026, the Sun rises at 08:35 and sets at 17:59: the day lasts 9h 24m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:37, lasts 14h 38m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:35 to 09:22: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.