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 Friday, 16 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:52
- Sunset
- 18:46
- Next sunrise
- 07:54
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:52 – 08:47
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:47 – 09:41
- 3☽︎ Moon09:41 – 10:36
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:36 – 11:30
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:30 – 12:25
- 6♂︎ Mars12:25 – 13:19
- 7☉︎ Sun13:19 – 14:14
- 8♀︎ Venus14:14 – 15:08
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:08 – 16:03
- 10☽︎ Moon16:03 – 16:57
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:57 – 17:52
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:52 – 18:46
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:46 – 19:52
- 2☉︎ Sun19:52 – 20:58
- 3♀︎ Venus20:58 – 22:03
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:03 – 23:09
- 5☽︎ Moon23:09 – 00:15
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:15 – 01:20
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:20 – 02:26
- 8♂︎ Mars02:26 – 03:31
- 9☉︎ Sun03:31 – 04:37
- 10♀︎ Venus04:37 – 05:43
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:43 – 06:48
- 12☽︎ Moon06:48 – 07:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Arad?
On Friday, 16 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:52 and sets at 18:46: the day lasts 10h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:54, lasts 13h 07m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:52 to 08:47: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.