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, 2 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 09:17
- Sunset
- 17:29
- Next sunrise
- 09:18
A day hour lasts 41 min; a night hour, 1h 19m. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury09:17 – 09:58
- 2☽︎ Moon09:58 – 10:39
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:39 – 11:20
- 4♃︎ Jupiter11:20 – 12:01
- 5♂︎ Mars12:01 – 12:42
- 6☉︎ Sun12:42 – 13:23
- 7♀︎ Venus13:23 – 14:04
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:04 – 14:45
- 9☽︎ Moon14:45 – 15:26
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:26 – 16:07
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:07 – 16:48
- 12♂︎ Mars16:48 – 17:29
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:29 – 18:48
- 2♀︎ Venus18:48 – 20:07
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:07 – 21:26
- 4☽︎ Moon21:26 – 22:45
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:45 – 00:05
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:05 – 01:24
- 7♂︎ Mars01:24 – 02:43
- 8☉︎ Sun02:43 – 04:02
- 9♀︎ Venus04:02 – 05:21
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:21 – 06:40
- 11☽︎ Moon06:40 – 07:59
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:59 – 09:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Wednesday, 2 December 2026, the Sun rises at 09:17 and sets at 17:29: the day lasts 8h 12m, that is twelve day hours of 41 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:18, lasts 15h 49m: twelve night hours of 1h 19m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 09:17 to 09:58: 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.