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, 13 December 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:08
- Sunset
- 16:48
- Next sunrise
- 08:09
A day hour lasts 43 min; a night hour, 1h 17m. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:08 – 08:52
- 2♀︎ Venus08:52 – 09:35
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:35 – 10:18
- 4☽︎ Moon10:18 – 11:02
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:02 – 11:45
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:45 – 12:28
- 7♂︎ Mars12:28 – 13:12
- 8☉︎ Sun13:12 – 13:55
- 9♀︎ Venus13:55 – 14:38
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:38 – 15:22
- 11☽︎ Moon15:22 – 16:05
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:05 – 16:48
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:48 – 18:05
- 2♂︎ Mars18:05 – 19:22
- 3☉︎ Sun19:22 – 20:39
- 4♀︎ Venus20:39 – 21:55
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:55 – 23:12
- 6☽︎ Moon23:12 – 00:29
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:29 – 01:45
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:45 – 03:02
- 9♂︎ Mars03:02 – 04:19
- 10☉︎ Sun04:19 – 05:36
- 11♀︎ Venus05:36 – 06:52
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:52 – 08:09
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Arad?
On Sunday, 13 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:08 and sets at 16:48: the day lasts 8h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 43 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:09, lasts 15h 21m: twelve night hours of 1h 17m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:08 to 08:52: 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.