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 Thursday, 20 August 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:39
- Sunset
- 20:35
- Next sunrise
- 06:41
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:39 – 07:49
- 2♂︎ Mars07:49 – 08:59
- 3☉︎ Sun08:59 – 10:08
- 4♀︎ Venus10:08 – 11:18
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:18 – 12:28
- 6☽︎ Moon12:28 – 13:37
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:37 – 14:47
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:47 – 15:56
- 9♂︎ Mars15:56 – 17:06
- 10☉︎ Sun17:06 – 18:16
- 11♀︎ Venus18:16 – 19:25
- 12☿︎ Mercury19:25 – 20:35
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon20:35 – 21:25
- 2♄︎ Saturn21:25 – 22:16
- 3♃︎ Jupiter22:16 – 23:06
- 4♂︎ Mars23:06 – 23:57
- 5☉︎ Sun23:57 – 00:47
- 6♀︎ Venus00:47 – 01:38
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:38 – 02:28
- 8☽︎ Moon02:28 – 03:19
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:19 – 04:09
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:09 – 05:00
- 11♂︎ Mars05:00 – 05:50
- 12☉︎ Sun05:50 – 06:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Arad?
On Thursday, 20 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:39 and sets at 20:35: the day lasts 13h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:41, lasts 10h 06m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:39 to 07:49: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.