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, 24 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:03
- Sunset
- 18:33
- Next sunrise
- 07:05
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:03 – 08:56
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:56 – 09:48
- 3♂︎ Mars09:48 – 10:41
- 4☉︎ Sun10:41 – 11:33
- 5♀︎ Venus11:33 – 12:26
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:26 – 13:18
- 7☽︎ Moon13:18 – 14:11
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:11 – 15:03
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:03 – 15:55
- 10♂︎ Mars15:55 – 16:48
- 11☉︎ Sun16:48 – 17:40
- 12♀︎ Venus17:40 – 18:33
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:33 – 19:40
- 2☽︎ Moon19:40 – 20:48
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:48 – 21:56
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:56 – 23:03
- 5♂︎ Mars23:03 – 00:11
- 6☉︎ Sun00:11 – 01:19
- 7♀︎ Venus01:19 – 02:26
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:26 – 03:34
- 9☽︎ Moon03:34 – 03:42
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:42 – 04:50
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:50 – 05:57
- 12♂︎ Mars05:57 – 07:05
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Arad?
On Saturday, 24 October 2026, the Sun rises at 08:03 and sets at 18:33: the day lasts 10h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:05, lasts 13h 32m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:03 to 08:56: 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.