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 Wednesday, 23 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 09:37
- Sunset
- 17:29
- Next sunrise
- 09:37
A day hour lasts 39 min; a night hour, 1h 21m. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury09:37 – 10:16
- 2☽︎ Moon10:16 – 10:55
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:55 – 11:35
- 4♃︎ Jupiter11:35 – 12:14
- 5♂︎ Mars12:14 – 12:53
- 6☉︎ Sun12:53 – 13:33
- 7♀︎ Venus13:33 – 14:12
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:12 – 14:52
- 9☽︎ Moon14:52 – 15:31
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:31 – 16:10
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:10 – 16:50
- 12♂︎ Mars16:50 – 17:29
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:29 – 18:50
- 2♀︎ Venus18:50 – 20:10
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:10 – 21:31
- 4☽︎ Moon21:31 – 22:52
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:52 – 00:12
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:12 – 01:33
- 7♂︎ Mars01:33 – 02:54
- 8☉︎ Sun02:54 – 04:14
- 9♀︎ Venus04:14 – 05:35
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:35 – 06:56
- 11☽︎ Moon06:56 – 08:16
- 12♄︎ Saturn08:16 – 09:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Wednesday, 23 December 2026, the Sun rises at 09:37 and sets at 17:29: 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?
Mercury, from 09:37 to 10:16: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.