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, 29 December 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 09:38
- Sunset
- 17:33
- Next sunrise
- 09:38
A day hour lasts 40 min; a night hour, 1h 20m. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars09:38 – 10:18
- 2☉︎ Sun10:18 – 10:57
- 3♀︎ Venus10:57 – 11:37
- 4☿︎ Mercury11:37 – 12:17
- 5☽︎ Moon12:17 – 12:56
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:56 – 13:36
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:36 – 14:15
- 8♂︎ Mars14:15 – 14:55
- 9☉︎ Sun14:55 – 15:35
- 10♀︎ Venus15:35 – 16:14
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:14 – 16:54
- 12☽︎ Moon16:54 – 17:33
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:33 – 18:54
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:54 – 20:14
- 3♂︎ Mars20:14 – 21:35
- 4☉︎ Sun21:35 – 22:55
- 5♀︎ Venus22:55 – 00:15
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:15 – 01:36
- 7☽︎ Moon01:36 – 02:56
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:56 – 04:17
- 9♃︎ Jupiter04:17 – 05:37
- 10♂︎ Mars05:37 – 06:57
- 11☉︎ Sun06:57 – 08:18
- 12♀︎ Venus08:18 – 09:38
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Tuesday, 29 December 2026, the Sun rises at 09:38 and sets at 17:33: the day lasts 7h 55m, that is twelve day hours of 40 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:38, lasts 16h 05m: twelve night hours of 1h 20m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 09:38 to 10:18: 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.