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, 22 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 09:02
- Sunset
- 17:37
- Next sunrise
- 09:04
A day hour lasts 43 min; a night hour, 1h 17m. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun09:02 – 09:45
- 2♀︎ Venus09:45 – 10:28
- 3☿︎ Mercury10:28 – 11:11
- 4☽︎ Moon11:11 – 11:54
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:54 – 12:37
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:37 – 13:20
- 7♂︎ Mars13:20 – 14:03
- 8☉︎ Sun14:03 – 14:45
- 9♀︎ Venus14:45 – 15:28
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:28 – 16:11
- 11☽︎ Moon16:11 – 16:54
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:54 – 17:37
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:37 – 18:54
- 2♂︎ Mars18:54 – 20:12
- 3☉︎ Sun20:12 – 21:29
- 4♀︎ Venus21:29 – 22:46
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:46 – 00:03
- 6☽︎ Moon00:03 – 01:20
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:20 – 02:38
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:38 – 03:55
- 9♂︎ Mars03:55 – 05:12
- 10☉︎ Sun05:12 – 06:29
- 11♀︎ Venus06:29 – 07:46
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:46 – 09:04
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Sunday, 22 November 2026, the Sun rises at 09:02 and sets at 17:37: the day lasts 8h 35m, that is twelve day hours of 43 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:04, lasts 15h 27m: twelve night hours of 1h 17m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 09:02 to 09:45: 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.