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, 31 December 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 09:38
- Sunset
- 17:35
- Next sunrise
- 09:38
A day hour lasts 40 min; a night hour, 1h 20m. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter09:38 – 10:18
- 2♂︎ Mars10:18 – 10:58
- 3☉︎ Sun10:58 – 11:37
- 4♀︎ Venus11:37 – 12:17
- 5☿︎ Mercury12:17 – 12:57
- 6☽︎ Moon12:57 – 13:37
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:37 – 14:17
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:17 – 14:56
- 9♂︎ Mars14:56 – 15:36
- 10☉︎ Sun15:36 – 16:16
- 11♀︎ Venus16:16 – 16:56
- 12☿︎ Mercury16:56 – 17:35
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon17:35 – 18:56
- 2♄︎ Saturn18:56 – 20:16
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:16 – 21:36
- 4♂︎ Mars21:36 – 22:56
- 5☉︎ Sun22:56 – 00:17
- 6♀︎ Venus00:17 – 01:37
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:37 – 02:57
- 8☽︎ Moon02:57 – 04:17
- 9♄︎ Saturn04:17 – 05:37
- 10♃︎ Jupiter05:37 – 06:58
- 11♂︎ Mars06:58 – 08:18
- 12☉︎ Sun08:18 – 09:38
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Thursday, 31 December 2026, the Sun rises at 09:38 and sets at 17:35: the day lasts 7h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 40 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:38, lasts 16h 03m: twelve night hours of 1h 20m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, 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: 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.