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, 9 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 09:26
- Sunset
- 17:26
- Next sunrise
- 09:27
A day hour lasts 40 min; a night hour, 1h 20m. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury09:26 – 10:06
- 2☽︎ Moon10:06 – 10:46
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:46 – 11:26
- 4♃︎ Jupiter11:26 – 12:06
- 5♂︎ Mars12:06 – 12:46
- 6☉︎ Sun12:46 – 13:26
- 7♀︎ Venus13:26 – 14:06
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:06 – 14:46
- 9☽︎ Moon14:46 – 15:26
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:26 – 16:06
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:06 – 16:46
- 12♂︎ Mars16:46 – 17:26
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:26 – 18:46
- 2♀︎ Venus18:46 – 20:06
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:06 – 21:26
- 4☽︎ Moon21:26 – 22:46
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:46 – 00:06
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:06 – 01:26
- 7♂︎ Mars01:26 – 02:47
- 8☉︎ Sun02:47 – 04:07
- 9♀︎ Venus04:07 – 05:27
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:27 – 06:47
- 11☽︎ Moon06:47 – 08:07
- 12♄︎ Saturn08:07 – 09:27
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Wednesday, 9 December 2026, the Sun rises at 09:26 and sets at 17:26: the day lasts 8h 01m, that is twelve day hours of 40 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:27, lasts 16h 01m: twelve night hours of 1h 20m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 09:26 to 10:06: 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.