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, 10 December 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 09:27
- Sunset
- 17:26
- Next sunrise
- 09:28
A day hour lasts 40 min; a night hour, 1h 20m. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter09:27 – 10:07
- 2♂︎ Mars10:07 – 10:47
- 3☉︎ Sun10:47 – 11:27
- 4♀︎ Venus11:27 – 12:06
- 5☿︎ Mercury12:06 – 12:46
- 6☽︎ Moon12:46 – 13:26
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:26 – 14:06
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:06 – 14:46
- 9♂︎ Mars14:46 – 15:26
- 10☉︎ Sun15:26 – 16:06
- 11♀︎ Venus16:06 – 16:46
- 12☿︎ Mercury16:46 – 17:26
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon17:26 – 18:46
- 2♄︎ Saturn18:46 – 20:06
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:06 – 21:26
- 4♂︎ Mars21:26 – 22:47
- 5☉︎ Sun22:47 – 00:07
- 6♀︎ Venus00:07 – 01:27
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:27 – 02:47
- 8☽︎ Moon02:47 – 04:07
- 9♄︎ Saturn04:07 – 05:27
- 10♃︎ Jupiter05:27 – 06:47
- 11♂︎ Mars06:47 – 08:08
- 12☉︎ Sun08:08 – 09:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Thursday, 10 December 2026, the Sun rises at 09:27 and sets at 17:26: the day lasts 7h 59m, that is twelve day hours of 40 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:28, lasts 16h 02m: twelve night hours of 1h 20m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 09:27 to 10:07: 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.