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, 22 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:42
- Sunset
- 20:31
- Next sunrise
- 06:43
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:42 – 07:51
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:51 – 09:00
- 3♂︎ Mars09:00 – 10:09
- 4☉︎ Sun10:09 – 11:18
- 5♀︎ Venus11:18 – 12:28
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:28 – 13:37
- 7☽︎ Moon13:37 – 14:46
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:46 – 15:55
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:55 – 17:04
- 10♂︎ Mars17:04 – 18:13
- 11☉︎ Sun18:13 – 19:22
- 12♀︎ Venus19:22 – 20:31
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:31 – 21:22
- 2☽︎ Moon21:22 – 22:13
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:13 – 23:04
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:04 – 23:55
- 5♂︎ Mars23:55 – 00:46
- 6☉︎ Sun00:46 – 01:37
- 7♀︎ Venus01:37 – 02:28
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:28 – 03:19
- 9☽︎ Moon03:19 – 04:10
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:10 – 05:01
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:01 – 05:52
- 12♂︎ Mars05:52 – 06:43
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Arad?
On Saturday, 22 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:42 and sets at 20:31: the day lasts 13h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:43, lasts 10h 12m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:42 to 07:51: 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.