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 Friday, 25 December 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 09:37
- Sunset
- 17:30
- Next sunrise
- 09:38
A day hour lasts 39 min; a night hour, 1h 21m. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus09:37 – 10:17
- 2☿︎ Mercury10:17 – 10:56
- 3☽︎ Moon10:56 – 11:36
- 4♄︎ Saturn11:36 – 12:15
- 5♃︎ Jupiter12:15 – 12:54
- 6♂︎ Mars12:54 – 13:34
- 7☉︎ Sun13:34 – 14:13
- 8♀︎ Venus14:13 – 14:53
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:53 – 15:32
- 10☽︎ Moon15:32 – 16:11
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:11 – 16:51
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:51 – 17:30
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:30 – 18:51
- 2☉︎ Sun18:51 – 20:11
- 3♀︎ Venus20:11 – 21:32
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:32 – 22:53
- 5☽︎ Moon22:53 – 00:13
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:13 – 01:34
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:34 – 02:55
- 8♂︎ Mars02:55 – 04:15
- 9☉︎ Sun04:15 – 05:36
- 10♀︎ Venus05:36 – 06:56
- 11☿︎ Mercury06:56 – 08:17
- 12☽︎ Moon08:17 – 09:38
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Friday, 25 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 09:38, lasts 16h 07m: twelve night hours of 1h 21m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 09:37 to 10:17: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.