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 Saturday, 5 December 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 09:21
- Sunset
- 17:27
- Next sunrise
- 09:22
A day hour lasts 41 min; a night hour, 1h 20m. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn09:21 – 10:01
- 2♃︎ Jupiter10:01 – 10:42
- 3♂︎ Mars10:42 – 11:23
- 4☉︎ Sun11:23 – 12:03
- 5♀︎ Venus12:03 – 12:44
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:44 – 13:24
- 7☽︎ Moon13:24 – 14:05
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:05 – 14:45
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:45 – 15:26
- 10♂︎ Mars15:26 – 16:06
- 11☉︎ Sun16:06 – 16:47
- 12♀︎ Venus16:47 – 17:27
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:27 – 18:47
- 2☽︎ Moon18:47 – 20:07
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:07 – 21:26
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:26 – 22:46
- 5♂︎ Mars22:46 – 00:05
- 6☉︎ Sun00:05 – 01:25
- 7♀︎ Venus01:25 – 02:44
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:44 – 04:04
- 9☽︎ Moon04:04 – 05:23
- 10♄︎ Saturn05:23 – 06:43
- 11♃︎ Jupiter06:43 – 08:03
- 12♂︎ Mars08:03 – 09:22
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Saturday, 5 December 2026, the Sun rises at 09:21 and sets at 17:27: the day lasts 8h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 41 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:22, lasts 15h 55m: twelve night hours of 1h 20m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 09:21 to 10:01: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.