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 Tuesday, 1 December 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:56
- Sunset
- 16:50
- Next sunrise
- 07:57
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 16m. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:56 – 08:41
- 2☉︎ Sun08:41 – 09:25
- 3♀︎ Venus09:25 – 10:10
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:10 – 10:54
- 5☽︎ Moon10:54 – 11:39
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:39 – 12:23
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:23 – 13:08
- 8♂︎ Mars13:08 – 13:52
- 9☉︎ Sun13:52 – 14:37
- 10♀︎ Venus14:37 – 15:21
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:21 – 16:06
- 12☽︎ Moon16:06 – 16:50
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn16:50 – 18:06
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:06 – 19:21
- 3♂︎ Mars19:21 – 20:37
- 4☉︎ Sun20:37 – 21:52
- 5♀︎ Venus21:52 – 23:08
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:08 – 00:24
- 7☽︎ Moon00:24 – 01:39
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:39 – 02:55
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:55 – 04:10
- 10♂︎ Mars04:10 – 05:26
- 11☉︎ Sun05:26 – 06:42
- 12♀︎ Venus06:42 – 07:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Arad?
On Tuesday, 1 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:56 and sets at 16:50: the day lasts 8h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:57, lasts 15h 07m: twelve night hours of 1h 16m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:56 to 08:41: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.