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 Thursday, 26 November 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 09:08
- Sunset
- 17:33
- Next sunrise
- 09:10
A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter09:08 – 09:50
- 2♂︎ Mars09:50 – 10:32
- 3☉︎ Sun10:32 – 11:15
- 4♀︎ Venus11:15 – 11:57
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:57 – 12:39
- 6☽︎ Moon12:39 – 13:21
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:21 – 14:03
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:03 – 14:45
- 9♂︎ Mars14:45 – 15:27
- 10☉︎ Sun15:27 – 16:09
- 11♀︎ Venus16:09 – 16:51
- 12☿︎ Mercury16:51 – 17:33
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon17:33 – 18:51
- 2♄︎ Saturn18:51 – 20:09
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:09 – 21:27
- 4♂︎ Mars21:27 – 22:45
- 5☉︎ Sun22:45 – 00:04
- 6♀︎ Venus00:04 – 01:22
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:22 – 02:40
- 8☽︎ Moon02:40 – 03:58
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:58 – 05:16
- 10♃︎ Jupiter05:16 – 06:34
- 11♂︎ Mars06:34 – 07:52
- 12☉︎ Sun07:52 – 09:10
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Thursday, 26 November 2026, the Sun rises at 09:08 and sets at 17:33: the day lasts 8h 25m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:10, lasts 15h 37m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 09:08 to 09:50: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.