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, 15 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:51
- Sunset
- 17:46
- Next sunrise
- 08:52
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 16m. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:51 – 09:35
- 2♀︎ Venus09:35 – 10:20
- 3☿︎ Mercury10:20 – 11:04
- 4☽︎ Moon11:04 – 11:49
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:49 – 12:33
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:33 – 13:18
- 7♂︎ Mars13:18 – 14:03
- 8☉︎ Sun14:03 – 14:47
- 9♀︎ Venus14:47 – 15:32
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:32 – 16:16
- 11☽︎ Moon16:16 – 17:01
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:01 – 17:46
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:46 – 19:01
- 2♂︎ Mars19:01 – 20:17
- 3☉︎ Sun20:17 – 21:32
- 4♀︎ Venus21:32 – 22:48
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:48 – 00:03
- 6☽︎ Moon00:03 – 01:19
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:19 – 02:34
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:34 – 03:50
- 9♂︎ Mars03:50 – 05:06
- 10☉︎ Sun05:06 – 06:21
- 11♀︎ Venus06:21 – 07:37
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:37 – 08:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Sunday, 15 November 2026, the Sun rises at 08:51 and sets at 17:46: the day lasts 8h 55m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:52, lasts 15h 07m: twelve night hours of 1h 16m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:51 to 09:35: 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.