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 Tuesday, 19 May 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:57
- Sunset
- 21:05
- Next sunrise
- 05:56
A day hour lasts 1h 16m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:57 – 07:13
- 2☉︎ Sun07:13 – 08:29
- 3♀︎ Venus08:29 – 09:44
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:44 – 11:00
- 5☽︎ Moon11:00 – 12:15
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:15 – 13:31
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:31 – 14:47
- 8♂︎ Mars14:47 – 16:02
- 9☉︎ Sun16:02 – 17:18
- 10♀︎ Venus17:18 – 18:34
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:34 – 19:49
- 12☽︎ Moon19:49 – 21:05
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn21:05 – 21:49
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:49 – 22:33
- 3♂︎ Mars22:33 – 23:18
- 4☉︎ Sun23:18 – 00:02
- 5♀︎ Venus00:02 – 00:46
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:46 – 01:31
- 7☽︎ Moon01:31 – 02:15
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:15 – 02:59
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:59 – 03:43
- 10♂︎ Mars03:43 – 04:28
- 11☉︎ Sun04:28 – 05:12
- 12♀︎ Venus05:12 – 05:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Arad?
On Tuesday, 19 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:57 and sets at 21:05: the day lasts 15h 08m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 16m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:56, lasts 8h 51m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:57 to 07:13: 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.