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 Friday, 4 December 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 09:20
- Sunset
- 17:28
- Next sunrise
- 09:21
A day hour lasts 41 min; a night hour, 1h 19m. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus09:20 – 10:00
- 2☿︎ Mercury10:00 – 10:41
- 3☽︎ Moon10:41 – 11:22
- 4♄︎ Saturn11:22 – 12:02
- 5♃︎ Jupiter12:02 – 12:43
- 6♂︎ Mars12:43 – 13:24
- 7☉︎ Sun13:24 – 14:04
- 8♀︎ Venus14:04 – 14:45
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:45 – 15:26
- 10☽︎ Moon15:26 – 16:06
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:06 – 16:47
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:47 – 17:28
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:28 – 18:47
- 2☉︎ Sun18:47 – 20:07
- 3♀︎ Venus20:07 – 21:26
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:26 – 22:46
- 5☽︎ Moon22:46 – 00:05
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:05 – 01:24
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:24 – 02:44
- 8♂︎ Mars02:44 – 04:03
- 9☉︎ Sun04:03 – 05:23
- 10♀︎ Venus05:23 – 06:42
- 11☿︎ Mercury06:42 – 08:01
- 12☽︎ Moon08:01 – 09:21
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Friday, 4 December 2026, the Sun rises at 09:20 and sets at 17:28: the day lasts 8h 08m, that is twelve day hours of 41 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:21, lasts 15h 53m: twelve night hours of 1h 19m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 09:20 to 10:00: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.