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 Thursday, 24 December 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 09:37
- Sunset
- 17:30
- Next sunrise
- 09:37
A day hour lasts 39 min; a night hour, 1h 21m. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter09:37 – 10:16
- 2♂︎ Mars10:16 – 10:56
- 3☉︎ Sun10:56 – 11:35
- 4♀︎ Venus11:35 – 12:15
- 5☿︎ Mercury12:15 – 12:54
- 6☽︎ Moon12:54 – 13:33
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:33 – 14:13
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:13 – 14:52
- 9♂︎ Mars14:52 – 15:31
- 10☉︎ Sun15:31 – 16:11
- 11♀︎ Venus16:11 – 16:50
- 12☿︎ Mercury16:50 – 17:30
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon17:30 – 18:50
- 2♄︎ Saturn18:50 – 20:11
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:11 – 21:32
- 4♂︎ Mars21:32 – 22:52
- 5☉︎ Sun22:52 – 00:13
- 6♀︎ Venus00:13 – 01:33
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:33 – 02:54
- 8☽︎ Moon02:54 – 04:15
- 9♄︎ Saturn04:15 – 05:35
- 10♃︎ Jupiter05:35 – 06:56
- 11♂︎ Mars06:56 – 08:17
- 12☉︎ Sun08:17 – 09:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Thursday, 24 December 2026, the Sun rises at 09:37 and sets at 17:30: the day lasts 7h 53m, 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?
Jupiter, 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: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.