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 Wednesday, 18 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:39
- Sunset
- 16:59
- Next sunrise
- 07:40
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:39 – 08:26
- 2☽︎ Moon08:26 – 09:12
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:12 – 09:59
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:59 – 10:46
- 5♂︎ Mars10:46 – 11:32
- 6☉︎ Sun11:32 – 12:19
- 7♀︎ Venus12:19 – 13:06
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:06 – 13:52
- 9☽︎ Moon13:52 – 14:39
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:39 – 15:26
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:26 – 16:12
- 12♂︎ Mars16:12 – 16:59
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:59 – 18:13
- 2♀︎ Venus18:13 – 19:26
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:26 – 20:39
- 4☽︎ Moon20:39 – 21:53
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:53 – 23:06
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:06 – 00:20
- 7♂︎ Mars00:20 – 01:33
- 8☉︎ Sun01:33 – 02:47
- 9♀︎ Venus02:47 – 04:00
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:00 – 05:14
- 11☽︎ Moon05:14 – 06:27
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:27 – 07:40
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Arad?
On Wednesday, 18 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:39 and sets at 16:59: the day lasts 9h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:40, lasts 14h 41m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:39 to 08:26: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.