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 Tuesday, 22 December 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 09:36
- Sunset
- 17:28
- Next sunrise
- 09:37
A day hour lasts 39 min; a night hour, 1h 21m. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars09:36 – 10:15
- 2☉︎ Sun10:15 – 10:55
- 3♀︎ Venus10:55 – 11:34
- 4☿︎ Mercury11:34 – 12:14
- 5☽︎ Moon12:14 – 12:53
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:53 – 13:32
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:32 – 14:12
- 8♂︎ Mars14:12 – 14:51
- 9☉︎ Sun14:51 – 15:30
- 10♀︎ Venus15:30 – 16:10
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:10 – 16:49
- 12☽︎ Moon16:49 – 17:28
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:28 – 18:49
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:49 – 20:10
- 3♂︎ Mars20:10 – 21:30
- 4☉︎ Sun21:30 – 22:51
- 5♀︎ Venus22:51 – 00:12
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:12 – 01:32
- 7☽︎ Moon01:32 – 02:53
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:53 – 04:14
- 9♃︎ Jupiter04:14 – 05:35
- 10♂︎ Mars05:35 – 06:55
- 11☉︎ Sun06:55 – 08:16
- 12♀︎ Venus08:16 – 09:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Tuesday, 22 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 09:37, lasts 16h 08m: twelve night hours of 1h 21m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, 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: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.