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, 12 October 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 07:47
- Sunset
- 18:54
- Next sunrise
- 07:48
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon07:47 – 08:43
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:43 – 09:38
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:38 – 10:34
- 4♂︎ Mars10:34 – 11:29
- 5☉︎ Sun11:29 – 12:25
- 6♀︎ Venus12:25 – 13:20
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:20 – 14:16
- 8☽︎ Moon14:16 – 15:11
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:11 – 16:07
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:07 – 17:03
- 11♂︎ Mars17:03 – 17:58
- 12☉︎ Sun17:58 – 18:54
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:54 – 19:58
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:58 – 21:03
- 3☽︎ Moon21:03 – 22:07
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:07 – 23:12
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:12 – 00:16
- 6♂︎ Mars00:16 – 01:21
- 7☉︎ Sun01:21 – 02:26
- 8♀︎ Venus02:26 – 03:30
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:30 – 04:35
- 10☽︎ Moon04:35 – 05:39
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:39 – 06:44
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:44 – 07:48
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Arad?
On Monday, 12 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:47 and sets at 18:54: the day lasts 11h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:48, lasts 12h 55m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 07:47 to 08:43: 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.