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, 5 December 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:01
- Sunset
- 16:49
- Next sunrise
- 08:02
A day hour lasts 44 min; a night hour, 1h 16m. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:01 – 08:45
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:45 – 09:29
- 3♂︎ Mars09:29 – 10:13
- 4☉︎ Sun10:13 – 10:57
- 5♀︎ Venus10:57 – 11:41
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:41 – 12:25
- 7☽︎ Moon12:25 – 13:09
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:09 – 13:53
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:53 – 14:37
- 10♂︎ Mars14:37 – 15:21
- 11☉︎ Sun15:21 – 16:05
- 12♀︎ Venus16:05 – 16:49
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury16:49 – 18:05
- 2☽︎ Moon18:05 – 19:21
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:21 – 20:37
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:37 – 21:53
- 5♂︎ Mars21:53 – 23:09
- 6☉︎ Sun23:09 – 00:25
- 7♀︎ Venus00:25 – 01:41
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:41 – 02:57
- 9☽︎ Moon02:57 – 04:13
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:13 – 05:29
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:29 – 06:46
- 12♂︎ Mars06:46 – 08:02
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Arad?
On Saturday, 5 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:01 and sets at 16:49: the day lasts 8h 48m, that is twelve day hours of 44 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:02, lasts 15h 13m: twelve night hours of 1h 16m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:01 to 08:45: 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.