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 Monday, 21 December 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 09:36
- Sunset
- 17:28
- Next sunrise
- 09:36
A day hour lasts 39 min; a night hour, 1h 21m. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon09:36 – 10:15
- 2♄︎ Saturn10:15 – 10:54
- 3♃︎ Jupiter10:54 – 11:34
- 4♂︎ Mars11:34 – 12:13
- 5☉︎ Sun12:13 – 12:52
- 6♀︎ Venus12:52 – 13:32
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:32 – 14:11
- 8☽︎ Moon14:11 – 14:50
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:50 – 15:30
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:30 – 16:09
- 11♂︎ Mars16:09 – 16:49
- 12☉︎ Sun16:49 – 17:28
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus17:28 – 18:49
- 2☿︎ Mercury18:49 – 20:09
- 3☽︎ Moon20:09 – 21:30
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:30 – 22:51
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:51 – 00:11
- 6♂︎ Mars00:11 – 01:32
- 7☉︎ Sun01:32 – 02:53
- 8♀︎ Venus02:53 – 04:13
- 9☿︎ Mercury04:13 – 05:34
- 10☽︎ Moon05:34 – 06:55
- 11♄︎ Saturn06:55 – 08:15
- 12♃︎ Jupiter08:15 – 09:36
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Monday, 21 December 2026, the Sun rises at 09:36 and sets at 17:28: 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 Moon, from 09:36 to 10:15: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.