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, 22 December 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 08:14
- Sunset
- 16:51
- Next sunrise
- 08:15
A day hour lasts 43 min; a night hour, 1h 17m. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars08:14 – 08:57
- 2☉︎ Sun08:57 – 09:40
- 3♀︎ Venus09:40 – 10:23
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:23 – 11:07
- 5☽︎ Moon11:07 – 11:50
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:50 – 12:33
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:33 – 13:16
- 8♂︎ Mars13:16 – 13:59
- 9☉︎ Sun13:59 – 14:42
- 10♀︎ Venus14:42 – 15:25
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:25 – 16:08
- 12☽︎ Moon16:08 – 16:51
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn16:51 – 18:08
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:08 – 19:25
- 3♂︎ Mars19:25 – 20:42
- 4☉︎ Sun20:42 – 21:59
- 5♀︎ Venus21:59 – 23:16
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:16 – 00:33
- 7☽︎ Moon00:33 – 01:50
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:50 – 03:07
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:07 – 04:24
- 10♂︎ Mars04:24 – 05:41
- 11☉︎ Sun05:41 – 06:58
- 12♀︎ Venus06:58 – 08:15
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Arad?
On Tuesday, 22 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:14 and sets at 16:51: the day lasts 8h 37m, that is twelve day hours of 43 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:15, lasts 15h 23m: twelve night hours of 1h 17m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 08:14 to 08:57: 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.