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 Friday, 17 July 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:59
- Sunset
- 21:21
- Next sunrise
- 06:00
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:59 – 07:16
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:16 – 08:33
- 3☽︎ Moon08:33 – 09:50
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:50 – 11:07
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:07 – 12:23
- 6♂︎ Mars12:23 – 13:40
- 7☉︎ Sun13:40 – 14:57
- 8♀︎ Venus14:57 – 16:14
- 9☿︎ Mercury16:14 – 17:31
- 10☽︎ Moon17:31 – 18:47
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:47 – 20:04
- 12♃︎ Jupiter20:04 – 21:21
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars21:21 – 22:04
- 2☉︎ Sun22:04 – 22:47
- 3♀︎ Venus22:47 – 23:31
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:31 – 00:14
- 5☽︎ Moon00:14 – 00:57
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:57 – 01:41
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:41 – 02:24
- 8♂︎ Mars02:24 – 03:07
- 9☉︎ Sun03:07 – 03:50
- 10♀︎ Venus03:50 – 04:34
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:34 – 05:17
- 12☽︎ Moon05:17 – 06:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Arad?
On Friday, 17 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:59 and sets at 21:21: the day lasts 15h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:00, lasts 8h 39m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:59 to 07:16: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.