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, 3 December 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 09:18
- Sunset
- 17:28
- Next sunrise
- 09:20
A day hour lasts 41 min; a night hour, 1h 19m. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter09:18 – 09:59
- 2♂︎ Mars09:59 – 10:40
- 3☉︎ Sun10:40 – 11:21
- 4♀︎ Venus11:21 – 12:02
- 5☿︎ Mercury12:02 – 12:43
- 6☽︎ Moon12:43 – 13:23
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:23 – 14:04
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:04 – 14:45
- 9♂︎ Mars14:45 – 15:26
- 10☉︎ Sun15:26 – 16:07
- 11♀︎ Venus16:07 – 16:48
- 12☿︎ Mercury16:48 – 17:28
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon17:28 – 18:48
- 2♄︎ Saturn18:48 – 20:07
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:07 – 21:26
- 4♂︎ Mars21:26 – 22:45
- 5☉︎ Sun22:45 – 00:05
- 6♀︎ Venus00:05 – 01:24
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:24 – 02:43
- 8☽︎ Moon02:43 – 04:03
- 9♄︎ Saturn04:03 – 05:22
- 10♃︎ Jupiter05:22 – 06:41
- 11♂︎ Mars06:41 – 08:00
- 12☉︎ Sun08:00 – 09:20
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Thursday, 3 December 2026, the Sun rises at 09:18 and sets at 17:28: the day lasts 8h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 41 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:20, lasts 15h 51m: twelve night hours of 1h 19m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 09:18 to 09:59: 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.