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 Sunday, 8 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:38
- Sunset
- 17:56
- Next sunrise
- 08:40
A day hour lasts 46 min; a night hour, 1h 14m. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:38 – 09:25
- 2♀︎ Venus09:25 – 10:11
- 3☿︎ Mercury10:11 – 10:58
- 4☽︎ Moon10:58 – 11:44
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:44 – 12:31
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:31 – 13:17
- 7♂︎ Mars13:17 – 14:04
- 8☉︎ Sun14:04 – 14:50
- 9♀︎ Venus14:50 – 15:37
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:37 – 16:23
- 11☽︎ Moon16:23 – 17:09
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:09 – 17:56
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:56 – 19:10
- 2♂︎ Mars19:10 – 20:23
- 3☉︎ Sun20:23 – 21:37
- 4♀︎ Venus21:37 – 22:51
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:51 – 00:04
- 6☽︎ Moon00:04 – 01:18
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:18 – 02:32
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:32 – 03:45
- 9♂︎ Mars03:45 – 04:59
- 10☉︎ Sun04:59 – 06:13
- 11♀︎ Venus06:13 – 07:27
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:27 – 08:40
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Sunday, 8 November 2026, the Sun rises at 08:38 and sets at 17:56: the day lasts 9h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 46 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:40, lasts 14h 44m: twelve night hours of 1h 14m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:38 to 09:25: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.