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, 20 December 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:13
- Sunset
- 16:50
- Next sunrise
- 08:14
A day hour lasts 43 min; a night hour, 1h 17m. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:13 – 08:56
- 2♀︎ Venus08:56 – 09:39
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:39 – 10:22
- 4☽︎ Moon10:22 – 11:06
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:06 – 11:49
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:49 – 12:32
- 7♂︎ Mars12:32 – 13:15
- 8☉︎ Sun13:15 – 13:58
- 9♀︎ Venus13:58 – 14:41
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:41 – 15:24
- 11☽︎ Moon15:24 – 16:07
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:07 – 16:50
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:50 – 18:07
- 2♂︎ Mars18:07 – 19:24
- 3☉︎ Sun19:24 – 20:41
- 4♀︎ Venus20:41 – 21:58
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:58 – 23:15
- 6☽︎ Moon23:15 – 00:32
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:32 – 01:49
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:49 – 03:06
- 9♂︎ Mars03:06 – 04:23
- 10☉︎ Sun04:23 – 05:40
- 11♀︎ Venus05:40 – 06:57
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:57 – 08:14
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Arad?
On Sunday, 20 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:13 and sets at 16:50: the day lasts 8h 37m, that is twelve day hours of 43 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:14, lasts 15h 23m: twelve night hours of 1h 17m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:13 to 08:56: 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.