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, 8 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:24
- Sunset
- 20:55
- Next sunrise
- 06:26
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:24 – 07:37
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:37 – 08:49
- 3♂︎ Mars08:49 – 10:02
- 4☉︎ Sun10:02 – 11:14
- 5♀︎ Venus11:14 – 12:27
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:27 – 13:39
- 7☽︎ Moon13:39 – 14:52
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:52 – 16:05
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:05 – 17:17
- 10♂︎ Mars17:17 – 18:30
- 11☉︎ Sun18:30 – 19:42
- 12♀︎ Venus19:42 – 20:55
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:55 – 21:42
- 2☽︎ Moon21:42 – 22:30
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:30 – 23:17
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:17 – 00:05
- 5♂︎ Mars00:05 – 00:53
- 6☉︎ Sun00:53 – 01:40
- 7♀︎ Venus01:40 – 02:28
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:28 – 03:15
- 9☽︎ Moon03:15 – 04:03
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:03 – 04:50
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:50 – 05:38
- 12♂︎ Mars05:38 – 06:26
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Arad?
On Saturday, 8 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:24 and sets at 20:55: the day lasts 14h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:26, lasts 9h 31m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:24 to 07:37: 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.