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 Wednesday, 25 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 09:07
- Sunset
- 17:34
- Next sunrise
- 09:08
A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury09:07 – 09:49
- 2☽︎ Moon09:49 – 10:31
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:31 – 11:14
- 4♃︎ Jupiter11:14 – 11:56
- 5♂︎ Mars11:56 – 12:38
- 6☉︎ Sun12:38 – 13:20
- 7♀︎ Venus13:20 – 14:03
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:03 – 14:45
- 9☽︎ Moon14:45 – 15:27
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:27 – 16:10
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:10 – 16:52
- 12♂︎ Mars16:52 – 17:34
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:34 – 18:52
- 2♀︎ Venus18:52 – 20:10
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:10 – 21:28
- 4☽︎ Moon21:28 – 22:46
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:46 – 00:03
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:03 – 01:21
- 7♂︎ Mars01:21 – 02:39
- 8☉︎ Sun02:39 – 03:57
- 9♀︎ Venus03:57 – 05:15
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:15 – 06:33
- 11☽︎ Moon06:33 – 07:50
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:50 – 09:08
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Wednesday, 25 November 2026, the Sun rises at 09:07 and sets at 17:34: the day lasts 8h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:08, lasts 15h 34m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 09:07 to 09:49: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.