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 Saturday, 7 November 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:37
- Sunset
- 17:58
- Next sunrise
- 08:38
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:37 – 09:23
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:23 – 10:10
- 3♂︎ Mars10:10 – 10:57
- 4☉︎ Sun10:57 – 11:44
- 5♀︎ Venus11:44 – 12:30
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:30 – 13:17
- 7☽︎ Moon13:17 – 14:04
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:04 – 14:51
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:51 – 15:37
- 10♂︎ Mars15:37 – 16:24
- 11☉︎ Sun16:24 – 17:11
- 12♀︎ Venus17:11 – 17:58
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:58 – 19:11
- 2☽︎ Moon19:11 – 20:24
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:24 – 21:38
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:38 – 22:51
- 5♂︎ Mars22:51 – 00:05
- 6☉︎ Sun00:05 – 01:18
- 7♀︎ Venus01:18 – 02:31
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:31 – 03:45
- 9☽︎ Moon03:45 – 04:58
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:58 – 06:12
- 11♃︎ Jupiter06:12 – 07:25
- 12♂︎ Mars07:25 – 08:38
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Saturday, 7 November 2026, the Sun rises at 08:37 and sets at 17:58: the day lasts 9h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:38, lasts 14h 41m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:37 to 09:23: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.