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, 12 December 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 09:29
- Sunset
- 17:26
- Next sunrise
- 09:30
A day hour lasts 40 min; a night hour, 1h 20m. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn09:29 – 10:09
- 2♃︎ Jupiter10:09 – 10:48
- 3♂︎ Mars10:48 – 11:28
- 4☉︎ Sun11:28 – 12:08
- 5♀︎ Venus12:08 – 12:48
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:48 – 13:27
- 7☽︎ Moon13:27 – 14:07
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:07 – 14:47
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:47 – 15:27
- 10♂︎ Mars15:27 – 16:06
- 11☉︎ Sun16:06 – 16:46
- 12♀︎ Venus16:46 – 17:26
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:26 – 18:46
- 2☽︎ Moon18:46 – 20:07
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:07 – 21:27
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:27 – 22:47
- 5♂︎ Mars22:47 – 00:07
- 6☉︎ Sun00:07 – 01:28
- 7♀︎ Venus01:28 – 02:48
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:48 – 04:08
- 9☽︎ Moon04:08 – 05:29
- 10♄︎ Saturn05:29 – 06:49
- 11♃︎ Jupiter06:49 – 08:09
- 12♂︎ Mars08:09 – 09:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Saturday, 12 December 2026, the Sun rises at 09:29 and sets at 17:26: the day lasts 7h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 40 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:30, lasts 16h 04m: twelve night hours of 1h 20m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 09:29 to 10:09: 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.