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, 20 December 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 09:35
- Sunset
- 17:27
- Next sunrise
- 09:36
A day hour lasts 39 min; a night hour, 1h 21m. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun09:35 – 10:14
- 2♀︎ Venus10:14 – 10:54
- 3☿︎ Mercury10:54 – 11:33
- 4☽︎ Moon11:33 – 12:13
- 5♄︎ Saturn12:13 – 12:52
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:52 – 13:31
- 7♂︎ Mars13:31 – 14:11
- 8☉︎ Sun14:11 – 14:50
- 9♀︎ Venus14:50 – 15:29
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:29 – 16:09
- 11☽︎ Moon16:09 – 16:48
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:48 – 17:27
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:27 – 18:48
- 2♂︎ Mars18:48 – 20:09
- 3☉︎ Sun20:09 – 21:30
- 4♀︎ Venus21:30 – 22:50
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:50 – 00:11
- 6☽︎ Moon00:11 – 01:32
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:32 – 02:52
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:52 – 04:13
- 9♂︎ Mars04:13 – 05:34
- 10☉︎ Sun05:34 – 06:54
- 11♀︎ Venus06:54 – 08:15
- 12☿︎ Mercury08:15 – 09:36
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Sunday, 20 December 2026, the Sun rises at 09:35 and sets at 17:27: the day lasts 7h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 39 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:36, lasts 16h 08m: twelve night hours of 1h 21m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 09:35 to 10:14: 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.