Planetary hours
in Arad.
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 Wednesday, 1 April 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:14
- Sunset
- 20:03
- Next sunrise
- 07:12
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:14 – 08:18
- 2☽︎ Moon08:18 – 09:22
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:22 – 10:26
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:26 – 11:30
- 5♂︎ Mars11:30 – 12:35
- 6☉︎ Sun12:35 – 13:39
- 7♀︎ Venus13:39 – 14:43
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:43 – 15:47
- 9☽︎ Moon15:47 – 16:51
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:51 – 17:55
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:55 – 18:59
- 12♂︎ Mars18:59 – 20:03
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:03 – 20:59
- 2♀︎ Venus20:59 – 21:54
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:54 – 22:50
- 4☽︎ Moon22:50 – 23:46
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:46 – 00:42
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:42 – 01:38
- 7♂︎ Mars01:38 – 02:33
- 8☉︎ Sun02:33 – 03:29
- 9♀︎ Venus03:29 – 04:25
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:25 – 05:21
- 11☽︎ Moon05:21 – 06:17
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:17 – 07:12
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Arad?
On Wednesday, 1 April 2026, the Sun rises at 07:14 and sets at 20:03: the day lasts 12h 48m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:12, lasts 11h 10m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:14 to 08:18: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.