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 Tuesday, 17 November 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 08:54
- Sunset
- 17:43
- Next sunrise
- 08:56
A day hour lasts 44 min; a night hour, 1h 16m. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars08:54 – 09:38
- 2☉︎ Sun09:38 – 10:22
- 3♀︎ Venus10:22 – 11:06
- 4☿︎ Mercury11:06 – 11:50
- 5☽︎ Moon11:50 – 12:34
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:34 – 13:18
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:18 – 14:03
- 8♂︎ Mars14:03 – 14:47
- 9☉︎ Sun14:47 – 15:31
- 10♀︎ Venus15:31 – 16:15
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:15 – 16:59
- 12☽︎ Moon16:59 – 17:43
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:43 – 18:59
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:59 – 20:15
- 3♂︎ Mars20:15 – 21:31
- 4☉︎ Sun21:31 – 22:47
- 5♀︎ Venus22:47 – 00:03
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:03 – 01:19
- 7☽︎ Moon01:19 – 02:35
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:35 – 03:51
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:51 – 05:07
- 10♂︎ Mars05:07 – 06:23
- 11☉︎ Sun06:23 – 07:40
- 12♀︎ Venus07:40 – 08:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Tuesday, 17 November 2026, the Sun rises at 08:54 and sets at 17:43: the day lasts 8h 49m, that is twelve day hours of 44 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:56, lasts 15h 13m: twelve night hours of 1h 16m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 08:54 to 09:38: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.