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 Monday, 17 August 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:36
- Sunset
- 20:40
- Next sunrise
- 06:37
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:36 – 07:46
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:46 – 08:56
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:56 – 10:07
- 4♂︎ Mars10:07 – 11:17
- 5☉︎ Sun11:17 – 12:28
- 6♀︎ Venus12:28 – 13:38
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:38 – 14:48
- 8☽︎ Moon14:48 – 15:59
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:59 – 17:09
- 10♃︎ Jupiter17:09 – 18:19
- 11♂︎ Mars18:19 – 19:30
- 12☉︎ Sun19:30 – 20:40
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus20:40 – 21:30
- 2☿︎ Mercury21:30 – 22:20
- 3☽︎ Moon22:20 – 23:09
- 4♄︎ Saturn23:09 – 23:59
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:59 – 00:49
- 6♂︎ Mars00:49 – 01:39
- 7☉︎ Sun01:39 – 02:28
- 8♀︎ Venus02:28 – 03:18
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:18 – 04:08
- 10☽︎ Moon04:08 – 04:57
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:57 – 05:47
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:47 – 06:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Arad?
On Monday, 17 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:36 and sets at 20:40: the day lasts 14h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:37, lasts 9h 57m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:36 to 07:46: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.