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, 4 July 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:48
- Sunset
- 21:29
- Next sunrise
- 05:49
A day hour lasts 1h 18m; a night hour, 42 min. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:48 – 07:07
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:07 – 08:25
- 3♂︎ Mars08:25 – 09:43
- 4☉︎ Sun09:43 – 11:02
- 5♀︎ Venus11:02 – 12:20
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:20 – 13:39
- 7☽︎ Moon13:39 – 14:57
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:57 – 16:15
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:15 – 17:34
- 10♂︎ Mars17:34 – 18:52
- 11☉︎ Sun18:52 – 20:10
- 12♀︎ Venus20:10 – 21:29
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury21:29 – 22:10
- 2☽︎ Moon22:10 – 22:52
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:52 – 23:34
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:34 – 00:15
- 5♂︎ Mars00:15 – 00:57
- 6☉︎ Sun00:57 – 01:39
- 7♀︎ Venus01:39 – 02:21
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:21 – 03:02
- 9☽︎ Moon03:02 – 03:44
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:44 – 04:26
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:26 – 05:07
- 12♂︎ Mars05:07 – 05:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Arad?
On Saturday, 4 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:48 and sets at 21:29: the day lasts 15h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 18m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:49, lasts 8h 20m: twelve night hours of 42 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:48 to 07:07: 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.