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 Sunday, 13 December 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 09:30
- Sunset
- 17:26
- Next sunrise
- 09:31
A day hour lasts 40 min; a night hour, 1h 20m. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun09:30 – 10:09
- 2♀︎ Venus10:09 – 10:49
- 3☿︎ Mercury10:49 – 11:29
- 4☽︎ Moon11:29 – 12:08
- 5♄︎ Saturn12:08 – 12:48
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:48 – 13:28
- 7♂︎ Mars13:28 – 14:07
- 8☉︎ Sun14:07 – 14:47
- 9♀︎ Venus14:47 – 15:27
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:27 – 16:07
- 11☽︎ Moon16:07 – 16:46
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:46 – 17:26
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:26 – 18:46
- 2♂︎ Mars18:46 – 20:07
- 3☉︎ Sun20:07 – 21:27
- 4♀︎ Venus21:27 – 22:47
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:47 – 00:08
- 6☽︎ Moon00:08 – 01:28
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:28 – 02:49
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:49 – 04:09
- 9♂︎ Mars04:09 – 05:29
- 10☉︎ Sun05:29 – 06:50
- 11♀︎ Venus06:50 – 08:10
- 12☿︎ Mercury08:10 – 09:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Sunday, 13 December 2026, the Sun rises at 09:30 and sets at 17:26: the day lasts 7h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 40 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:31, lasts 16h 05m: twelve night hours of 1h 20m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 09:30 to 10:09: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.