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 Saturday, 6 June 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:44
- Sunset
- 21:22
- Next sunrise
- 05:44
A day hour lasts 1h 18m; a night hour, 42 min. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:44 – 07:02
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:02 – 08:20
- 3♂︎ Mars08:20 – 09:39
- 4☉︎ Sun09:39 – 10:57
- 5♀︎ Venus10:57 – 12:15
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:15 – 13:33
- 7☽︎ Moon13:33 – 14:51
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:51 – 16:09
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:09 – 17:28
- 10♂︎ Mars17:28 – 18:46
- 11☉︎ Sun18:46 – 20:04
- 12♀︎ Venus20:04 – 21:22
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury21:22 – 22:04
- 2☽︎ Moon22:04 – 22:46
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:46 – 23:28
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:28 – 00:09
- 5♂︎ Mars00:09 – 00:51
- 6☉︎ Sun00:51 – 01:33
- 7♀︎ Venus01:33 – 02:15
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:15 – 02:56
- 9☽︎ Moon02:56 – 03:38
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:38 – 04:20
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:20 – 05:02
- 12♂︎ Mars05:02 – 05:44
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Arad?
On Saturday, 6 June 2026, the Sun rises at 05:44 and sets at 21:22: the day lasts 15h 38m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 18m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:44, lasts 8h 21m: twelve night hours of 42 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:44 to 07:02: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.