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 Sunday, 27 December 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 09:38
- Sunset
- 17:32
- Next sunrise
- 09:38
A day hour lasts 39 min; a night hour, 1h 21m. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun09:38 – 10:17
- 2♀︎ Venus10:17 – 10:57
- 3☿︎ Mercury10:57 – 11:36
- 4☽︎ Moon11:36 – 12:16
- 5♄︎ Saturn12:16 – 12:55
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:55 – 13:35
- 7♂︎ Mars13:35 – 14:14
- 8☉︎ Sun14:14 – 14:54
- 9♀︎ Venus14:54 – 15:33
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:33 – 16:13
- 11☽︎ Moon16:13 – 16:52
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:52 – 17:32
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:32 – 18:52
- 2♂︎ Mars18:52 – 20:13
- 3☉︎ Sun20:13 – 21:33
- 4♀︎ Venus21:33 – 22:54
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:54 – 00:14
- 6☽︎ Moon00:14 – 01:35
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:35 – 02:55
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:55 – 04:16
- 9♂︎ Mars04:16 – 05:36
- 10☉︎ Sun05:36 – 06:57
- 11♀︎ Venus06:57 – 08:17
- 12☿︎ Mercury08:17 – 09:38
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Sunday, 27 December 2026, the Sun rises at 09:38 and sets at 17:32: the day lasts 7h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 39 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:38, lasts 16h 06m: twelve night hours of 1h 21m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 09:38 to 10:17: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.