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 Sunday, 22 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:45
- Sunset
- 16:56
- Next sunrise
- 07:46
A day hour lasts 46 min; a night hour, 1h 14m. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:45 – 08:30
- 2♀︎ Venus08:30 – 09:16
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:16 – 10:02
- 4☽︎ Moon10:02 – 10:48
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:48 – 11:34
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:34 – 12:20
- 7♂︎ Mars12:20 – 13:06
- 8☉︎ Sun13:06 – 13:52
- 9♀︎ Venus13:52 – 14:38
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:38 – 15:24
- 11☽︎ Moon15:24 – 16:10
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:10 – 16:56
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:56 – 18:10
- 2♂︎ Mars18:10 – 19:24
- 3☉︎ Sun19:24 – 20:38
- 4♀︎ Venus20:38 – 21:52
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:52 – 23:07
- 6☽︎ Moon23:07 – 00:21
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:21 – 01:35
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:35 – 02:49
- 9♂︎ Mars02:49 – 04:03
- 10☉︎ Sun04:03 – 05:18
- 11♀︎ Venus05:18 – 06:32
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:32 – 07:46
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Arad?
On Sunday, 22 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:45 and sets at 16:56: the day lasts 9h 11m, that is twelve day hours of 46 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:46, lasts 14h 50m: twelve night hours of 1h 14m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:45 to 08:30: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.